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0 = HP LaserJet 5500 printer 1 = HP LaserJet 5500n printer 2 = HP LaserJet 5500dn printer 3 = HP LaserJet 5500dtn printer 4 = HP LaserJet 5500hdn printer • /pd=n is used to specify whether the selected printer is the default printer, when you have multiple printers connected to your network. The value specified by n is an integer (that is, 0 or 1). For this argument, entering 1 (one) sets the selected printer as the default printer. Entering zero (0) or not specifying a value at all sets the printer as a non-default printer. You can preset these options in the SETUP.LST file located in the root directory of the HP LaserJet software CD-ROM. In the defaults section, add the following syntax: [Defaults] Options= /port= /printer= /pd= For example, = LPT1, Driver-only installation Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Close all software applications. Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers. Double-click Add Printer. Answer the questions in the Add Printer Wizard dialog box until you reach the screen with the printer manufacturer list. Click Have Disk. Step 6 Browse to the driver location using one of these options: • Inbox CD-ROM. Browse to the appropriate directory for your operating system and language. • Internet download. Browse to the folder where the Web files were downloaded and decompressed. Step 7 Select the appropriate information (.INF) file. Step 8 Click Open, and then click OK. Step 9 Select the appropriate printer. Step 10 Follow the remaining instructions to complete the printer installation. At this point, the driver has been copied to your hard disk and is included with the list of installed printers. Point and Print installation for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP The following information will assist you as you install a printer driver using the Microsoft Point and Print function when you cannot see the printer on the network. Point and Print is a Microsoft term used to describe a two-step driver installation process. The first step is to install a shared driver on a network print server. The second step is to "point" to the print server from a network client so that the client can use the print driver. 158 4 Installing Windows printing system components Software Technical Reference

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0 = HP LaserJet 5500 printer
1 = HP LaserJet 5500n printer
2 = HP LaserJet 5500dn printer
3 = HP LaserJet 5500dtn printer
4 = HP LaserJet 5500hdn printer
•
/pd=n
is used to specify whether the selected printer is the default printer, when
you have multiple printers connected to your network. The value specified by n
is an integer (that is, 0 or 1). For this argument, entering 1 (one) sets the
selected printer as the default printer. Entering zero (0) or not specifying a value
at all sets the printer as a non-default printer.
You can preset these options in the SETUP.LST file located in the root directory of
the HP LaserJet software CD-ROM. In the defaults section, add the following
syntax:
[Defaults]
Options= /port=<value> /printer=<number> /pd=<number>
For example, <value> = LPT1,
Driver-only installation
Step 1
Close all software applications.
Step 2
Click
Start
, click
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
Step 3
Double-click
Add Printer
.
Step 4
Answer the questions in the
Add Printer Wizard
dialog box until you
reach the screen with the printer manufacturer list.
Step 5
Click
Have Disk
.
Step 6
Browse to the driver location using one of these options:
•
Inbox CD-ROM
. Browse to the appropriate directory for your operating system
and language.
•
Internet download
. Browse to the folder where the Web files were downloaded
and decompressed.
Step 7
Select the appropriate information (.INF) file.
Step 8
Click
Open
, and then click
OK
.
Step 9
Select the appropriate printer.
Step 10
Follow the remaining instructions to complete the printer installation. At
this point, the driver has been copied to your hard disk and is included
with the list of installed printers.
Point and Print installation for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP
The following information will assist you as you install a printer driver using the
Microsoft Point and Print function when you cannot see the printer on the network.
Point and Print is a Microsoft term used to describe a two-step driver installation
process. The first step is to install a shared driver on a network print server. The
second step is to “point” to the print server from a network client so that the client can
use the print driver.