Dell V105 User Guide - Page 9

Installing the Optional XPS Driver

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a. Click ® Programs. b. Click Dell Printers. c. Click Dell V105. In Windows XP and Windows 2000: Click Start® Programs or All Programs® Dell Printers® Dell V105. 2. Click Dell Service Center. The Dell Service Center dialog box opens. Installing the Optional XPS Driver The XML Paper Specification (XPS) driver is an optional printer driver designed to make use of the advanced XPS color and graphics features that are only available for Windows Vista users. In order to use XPS features, you must install the XPS driver as an additional driver after you install your printer. NOTE: Before installing the XPS driver, complete the steps on the Setting Up Your Printer poster to install the printer on your computer. NOTE: Before installing the XPS driver, you must install the Microsoft QFE Patch and extract the driver files from the Drivers and Utilities CD. To install the patch, you must have administrator privileges on the computer. To install the Microsoft QFE Patch and extract the driver: 1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD, and then click Cancel when the Setup Wizard appears. 2. Click ® Computer. 3. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon, and then double-click Drivers. 4. Double-click xps, and then double-click setupxps. XPS driver files are copied to your computer, and any required Microsoft XPS files are launched. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the patch. To install the driver: 1. Click ® Control Panel. 2. Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer, and then click Add a Printer. 3. From the Add Printer dialog box, click Add a local printer. 4. From the Use an existing port: drop-down menu, select Virtual printer port for USB, and then click Next. 5. Click Have disk. The Install From Disk dialog box opens. 6. Click Browse, and then navigate to the XPS driver files on your computer: a. Click Computer, and then double-click (C:). b. Double-click Drivers, and then double-click Printer. c. Double-click the folder that has your printer model number, and then double-click Drivers. d. Double-click xps, and then click Open.

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a. Click
®
Programs
.
b. Click
Dell Printers
.
c. Click
Dell V105
.
In Windows XP and Windows 2000:
Click
Start
®
Programs
or
All Programs
®
Dell Printers
®
Dell V105
.
2. Click
Dell Service Center
.
The
Dell Service Center
dialog box opens.
Installing the Optional XPS Driver
The XML Paper Specification (XPS) driver is an optional printer driver designed to make use of the advanced XPS color
and graphics features that are only available for Windows Vista users. In order to use XPS features, you must install the
XPS driver as an additional driver after you install your printer.
To install the Microsoft QFE Patch and extract the driver:
1. Insert the
Drivers and Utilities CD
, and then click
Cancel
when the Setup Wizard appears.
2. Click
®
Computer
.
3. Double-click the
CD-ROM drive
icon, and then double-click
Drivers
.
4. Double-click
xps
, and then double-click
setupxps
.
XPS driver files are copied to your computer, and any required Microsoft XPS files are launched. Follow the
instructions on the screen to finish installing the patch.
To install the driver:
1. Click
®
Control Panel
.
2. Under
Hardware and Sound
, click
Printer
, and then click
Add a Printer
.
3. From the
Add Printer
dialog box, click
Add a local printer
.
4. From the
Use an existing port:
drop-down menu, select
Virtual printer port for USB
, and then click
Next
.
5. Click
Have disk
.
The
Install From Disk
dialog box opens.
6. Click
Browse
, and then navigate to the XPS driver files on your computer:
a. Click
Computer
, and then double-click
(C:)
.
b. Double-click
Drivers
, and then double-click
Printer
.
c. Double-click the folder that has your printer model number, and then double-click
Drivers
.
d. Double-click
xps
, and then click
Open
.
NOTE:
Before installing the XPS driver, complete the steps on the
Setting Up Your Printer
poster to install the
printer on your computer.
NOTE:
Before installing the XPS driver, you must install the Microsoft QFE Patch and extract the driver files from the
Drivers and Utilities
CD. To install the patch, you must have administrator privileges on the computer.