HP LaserJet 3300 HP LaserJet 3300mfp Series - (English) Getting Started Guide - Page 27

To install only the printer driver (Windows), Found New Hardware Wizard - scanning software

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Note ENWW To install only the printer driver (Windows) If you install only the printer driver, and not the complete software, you will have printing capabilities but no fax and scan capabilities from a PC. Follow the instructions below to use the Add Printer Wizard to install the print driver on a PC running Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 SP3, ME, or 2000. 1 Insert the software CD-ROM in your computer's CD drive. Close the window for the automatic software installation. 2 On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers. 3 Double-click Add Printer. Follow the onscreen instructions. The path to the driver .inf file is ...\language\drivers\WinXX\PCL6\. To install only the printer driver (Windows XP) 1 Connect the printer to the computer by either parallel cable or USB cable. If the Found New Hardware Wizard does not appear after a minute, restart the computer. 2 Insert the CD that came with the printer. If Autoplay runs, and the software installation window appears, close the window. 3 When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, select Install from a list or specific location. Then click Next. 4 When the wizard prompts you for search options, deselect Search removable media, and select Include this location in the search. 5 Click Browse. In the browse window, browse to this location on the CD: ...\language\drivers\WinXP\xpdot4inf\, and then click OK. 6 Click Next. 7 If your computer is connected to the printer with a USB cable, the wizard will prompt you to select the best match for your hardware. Select HP LaserJet 3300 USB, and then click Next. 8 When the finish screen appears, click Finish. 9 After a moment, another Found New Hardware Wizard will appear. Select Install from a list or specific location. Then click Next. 10 When the wizard prompts you for search options, deselect Search removable media, and select Include this location in the search. 11 Click Browse. In the browse window, browse to this location on the CD: ...\language\drivers\WinXP\PCL6\, and then click OK. 12 Click Next. When the finish screen appears, click Finish. To install additional drivers, such as the PS driver or the PCL5e driver, use the Add Printer Wizard. For the drivers' .inf files, browse to the folders inside the WinXP folder mentioned above. When prompted by the wizard for a port, select the "dot4_001" port. Installing the software 23

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ENWW
Installing the software
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To install only the printer driver (Windows)
If you install only the printer driver, and not the complete software, you
will have printing capabilities but no fax and scan capabilities from a PC.
Follow the instructions below to use the Add Printer Wizard to install the
print driver on a PC running Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 SP3, ME, or 2000.
1
Insert the software CD-ROM in your computer's CD drive. Close the
window for the automatic software installation.
2
On the Windows taskbar, click
Start
, point to
Settings
, and then
click
Printers
.
3
Double-click
Add Printer
. Follow the onscreen instructions. The
path to the driver .inf file is ...\
language
\drivers\Win
XX
\PCL6\.
To install only the printer driver (Windows XP)
1
Connect the printer to the computer by either parallel cable or USB
cable. If the
Found New Hardware Wizard
does not appear after a
minute, restart the computer.
2
Insert the CD that came with the printer. If Autoplay runs, and the
software installation window appears, close the window.
3
When the
Found New Hardware Wizard
appears, select
Install
from a list or specific location
. Then click
Next
.
4
When the wizard prompts you for search options, deselect
Search
removable media
, and select
Include this location in the search
.
5
Click
Browse
. In the browse window, browse to this location on the
CD: …\
language
\drivers\WinXP\xpdot4inf\, and then click
OK
.
6
Click
Next
.
7
If your computer is connected to the printer with a USB cable, the
wizard will prompt you to select the best match for your hardware.
Select
HP LaserJet 3300 USB
, and then click
Next
.
8
When the finish screen appears, click
Finish
.
9
After a moment, another
Found New Hardware Wizard
will appear.
Select
Install from a list or specific location
. Then click
Next
.
10
When the wizard prompts you for search options, deselect
Search
removable media
, and select
Include this location in the search
.
11
Click
Browse
. In the browse window, browse to this location on the
CD: …\
language
\drivers\WinXP\PCL6\, and then click
OK
.
12
Click
Next
. When the finish screen appears, click
Finish
.
Note
To install additional drivers, such as the PS driver or the PCL5e driver, use
the Add Printer Wizard. For the drivers' .inf files, browse to the folders
inside the WinXP folder mentioned above. When prompted by the wizard
for a port, select the "dot4_001" port.