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Installing Printer Drivers on Windows® Computers, Identifying Printer Driver Pre-install Status

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10 Installing Printer Drivers on Windows® Computers Identifying Printer Driver Pre-install Status Before installing the printer driver on your computer, check the IP address of your printer by performing one of the procedures in "Verifying the IP Settings." Inserting the Software and Documentation Disc 1 Insert the Software and Documentation disc into your computer and click setup_assist.exe to start Easy Setup Navigator. NOTE: If the Software and Documentation disc does not launch automatically, follow the procedure below. For Windows XP, Windows Server® 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Click start→ Run, enter D:/setup_assist.exe (where D is the drive letter of the optical drive) in the Run dialog box, and then click OK. For Windows Vista® and Windows 7 Click Start → All Programs → Accessories → Run, enter D:/setup_assist.exe (where D is the drive letter of the optical drive) in the Run dialog box, and then click OK. Direct Connection Setup For installing PCL, PS and Fax printer driver 1 In the Easy Setup Navigator window, click Installing Driver and Software to launch the installation software. 2 Select Personal Installation, and then click Next. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to connect the computer and the printer with a USB cable, and then turn the printer on. The Plug and Play installation starts and the installation software proceeds to the next page automatically. NOTE: If the installation software does not automatically proceed to the next page, click Install. 4 Select either Typical Installation (recommended) or Custom Installation from the installation wizard, and then click Install. If you select Custom Installation, you can select the specific software you want to install. 5 Click Finish to exit the wizard when the Congratulations! screen appears. Personal Installation A personal printer is a printer connected to your computer or a print server using a USB. If your printer is connected to a network and not your computer, see "Network Connection Setup." For installing XML Paper Specification (XPS) printer driver NOTE: XPS driver is supported on the following operating systems: Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, and Windows 7 64-bit Edition. NOTE: If you are using Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you need to install Service Pack 2 or later, and then the Windows Platform Update (KB971644). The update (KB971644) is available for download from Windows Update. Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64-bit Edition 1 Extract the following zip file to your desired location. D:\Drivers\XPS\Win_7Vista\XPS_3765.zip (where D is the drive letter of the optical drive) Installing Printer Drivers on Windows® Computers 87

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Installing Printer Drivers on Windows
®
Computers
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10
Installing Printer Drivers on Windows
®
Computers
Identifying Printer Driver Pre-install Status
Before installing the printer driver on your computer, check the IP address of your printer by performing one of the
procedures in "Verifying the IP Settings."
Inserting the Software and Documentation Disc
1
Insert the
Software and Documentation
disc into your computer and click
setup_assist.exe
to start
Easy Setup
Navigator
.
NOTE:
If the
Software and Documentation
disc does not launch automatically, follow the procedure below.
For Windows XP, Windows Server
®
2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2
Click
start
Run
, enter
D:/setup_assist.exe
(where D is the drive letter of the optical drive) in the Run dialog
box, and then click
OK
.
For Windows Vista
®
and Windows 7
Click
Start
All Programs
Accessories
Run
, enter
D:/setup_assist.exe
(where D is the drive letter of
the optical drive) in the Run dialog box, and then click
OK
.
Direct Connection Setup
For installing PCL, PS and Fax printer driver
1
In the
Easy Setup Navigator
window, click
Installing Driver and Software
to launch the installation software.
2
Select
Personal Installation
, and then click
Next
.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions to connect the computer and the printer with a USB cable, and then turn the
printer on.
The Plug and Play installation starts and the installation software proceeds to the next page automatically.
NOTE:
If the installation software does not automatically proceed to the next page, click
Install
.
4
Select either
Typical Installation (recommended)
or
Custom Installation
from the installation wizard, and then
click
Install
. If you select
Custom Installation
, you can select the specific software you want to install.
5
Click
Finish
to exit the wizard when the
Congratulations!
screen appears.
Personal Installation
A personal printer is a printer connected to your computer or a print server using a USB. If your printer is connected
to a network and not your computer, see "Network Connection Setup."
For installing XML Paper Specification (XPS) printer driver
NOTE:
XPS driver is supported on the following operating systems: Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit Edition, Windows
Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, and Windows 7 64-bit Edition.
NOTE:
If you are using Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you need to install Service Pack 2 or later, and then the
Windows Platform Update (KB971644). The update (KB971644) is available for download from Windows Update.
Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
1
Extract the following zip file to your desired location.
D:\Drivers\XPS\Win_7Vista\XPS_3765.zip
(where D is the drive letter of the optical drive)