HP Deskjet 970c (English) Windows Network * User's Guide - C6429-90070 - Page 14

Option 2: Add Printer Installation, Installing Printer Software on Windows 95 or Windows 98 Clients

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2 Locally Shared Printer Connection Option 2: Add Printer Installation The Add Printer Installation is the most compatible with different operating systems, but not as quick to set up as the Point and Print Installation. Installing Printer Software on Windows 95 or Windows 98 Clients 1 Select Start Settings Printers from the Taskbar. 2 Double-click Add Printer, then click Next. 3 Choose Network printer as the printer connection, then click Next. 4 Enter the path or queue name of the printer. For example, type: \\HostComputerName\PrinterName or \\ServerName\QueueName, then click Next. or Click Browse to browse the Network Neighborhood to locate the print server and printer, then click Next. 5 Click the Have Disk button, and insert the HP DeskJet 970C Series Printer Software CD into your CD-ROM drive. Note:If the CD-ROM autoplays and starts an installation program, exit that program before continuing. 6 In the Install From Disk dialog box, click Browse, then browse to the HPDJ.INF file on the CD for your desired language and your PC's operating system. Example:To select the HPDJ.INF file for the English language and the Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system, browse enu\9xinf\HPDJ.INF. 7 Click OK to close the Open dialog box, then click OK to close the Install From Disk dialog box, then click Next. 8 Either accept the default printer name (the default printer name is recommended) or enter a printer name for the network printer on your computer, then click Finish. 12

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Locally Shared Printer Connection
2
Option 2: Add Printer Installation
The Add Printer Installation is the most compatible with different operating
systems, but not as quick to set up as the Point and Print Installation.
Installing Printer Software on Windows 95 or Windows 98 Clients
1
Select
Start
Settings
Printers
from the Taskbar.
2
Double-click
Add Printer
, then click
Next.
3
Choose
Network printer
as the printer connection, then click
Next.
4
Enter the path or queue name of the printer. For example, type:
\\HostComputerName\PrinterName
or
\\ServerName\QueueName
, then
click
Next
.
or
Click
Browse
to browse the Network Neighborhood to locate the print server
and printer, then click
Next
.
5
Click the
Have Disk
button, and insert the HP DeskJet 970C Series
Printer
Software
CD into your CD-ROM drive.
6
In the
Install From Disk
dialog box, click
Browse
, then browse to the HPDJ.INF
file on the CD for your desired language and your PC’s operating system.
Example:
To select the HPDJ.INF file for the English language and the
Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system, browse
enu\9xinf\HPDJ.INF
.
7
Click
OK
to close the
Open
dialog box, then click
OK
to close the
Install From
Disk
dialog box, then click
Next
.
8
Either accept the default printer name (the default printer name is
recommended) or enter a printer name for the network printer on your
computer, then click
Finish
.
Note:
If the CD-ROM autoplays and starts an installation program, exit
that program before continuing.