Dell Inspiron 4100 Solutions Guide - Page 22

Installing the Printer Driver, Start, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware - operating instructions

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com USB connector on back of computer USB printer cable USB connector on printer Installing the Printer Driver If you need to install a printer driver, insert the installation CD into the CD or DVD drive. Then follow the prompts on the screen and use the instructions that came with the printer. If your printer installation CD does not automatically run, click the Start button, click Run, and type x:\setup.exe (where x is the letter of your CD or DVD drive [usually drive D]). Then click OK and follow the prompts on your screen. If your printer installation CD still does not run, check the documentation that came with your printer for instructions on how to start the printer installation CD. To determine whether your printer driver is installed on a computer running the Microsoft® Windows XP operating system, click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click View installed printers or fax printers. If your computer runs either Microsoft® Windows 2000 or Windows Millennium Edition (Me), click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. If your printer model is listed in the Printers window, the printer is ready to use. 22 Se t t i n g U p

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Setting Up
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Installing the Printer Driver
If you need to install a printer driver, insert the installation CD into the CD
or DVD drive. Then follow the prompts on the screen and use the
instructions that came with the printer.
If your printer installation CD does not automatically run, click the
Start
button,
click
Run
, and type
x
:\setup.exe
(where
x
is the letter of your
CD or DVD drive [usually drive D]). Then click
OK
and follow the prompts
on your screen. If your printer installation CD still does not run, check the
documentation that came with your printer for instructions on how to start
the printer installation CD.
To determine whether your printer driver is installed on a computer running
the Microsoft
®
Windows XP operating system, click the
Start
button, click
Control Panel,
click
Printers and Other Hardware
, and then click
View
installed printers or fax printers
. If your computer runs either Microsoft
®
Windows 2000 or Windows Millennium Edition (Me), click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Printers
. If your printer model is
listed in the
Printers
window, the printer is ready to use.
USB printer
cable
USB connector on
back of computer
USB connector on
printer