How do you install a printer driver?

Answer 1

Most new printers come with an installation disk with the drivers on it and the disk will usually automatically start when put into your PC. If you can't find or don't have the disk you can go onto the manufacturers website in most cases and just download it off of there. Either way if it does not automatically load than you must go into the add a printer section of your printers and faxes screen and than add it. start-settings-printers and faxes-"click" on add a printer-next-choose port-next-find your pritner in the directory or click have disk and browse for where you saved it when you downloaded it off the internet-next-next-next-finish

Answer 2

Drivers using the system comes with 1 "Start" - "Printers and Faxes", click on the left pane of the "Add Printer", open the "Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard" dialog box, click "Next" to open "Local or Network printer "Select Connection dialog box; 2, choose the first" local printer attached to this computer "check" automatically detect and install plug and Play printer ", click" Next "to open" new printer detected "dialogue box; 3, post-test, hit "Next" to open the "Select the Printer Port" dialog box; 4, click the "use the following port" in the right drop-down list, select the recommended printer port "LPT1:", click "Next" to open the "install Printer software" dialog box; 5, in the "Manufacturers" list, click the company name in the "printers" list, click the printer name, click "Next" to open the "Name Your Printer" dialogue box; 6, in the "printer name" text box enter the printer name, click "Next" to open the "printer Sharing" dialog box; 7, click on the "do not share this printer", hit "Next" to open "Print Test Page "dialog box; 8, the election has" no ", hit" Next "system now comes with the printer software automatically search computer for installation; 9, Click 'Finish'.

Answer 3

To Set up a printer in XP

Press Start

Choose Printers and faxes

Choose Add a Printer form the left pan

• be sure that your printer is connected and turned on

choose Next

then Next if the printer connected directly to your computer

OR choose Network printer if you want to add a remote printer connected through network, in this case ( be sure that your Network cable is connected. )

Computer will detect your printer.

Press Finish

Answer 4

In most cases - it's as simple as plugging the printer into a vacant USB port. Windows 7 will usually detect the new hardware, and install it all by itself. On rare occasions, it may ask for the installation disc that came with the printer.

Answer 5

Usually plugging the printer in. or inserting any disks you got with the printer should install them automatically

Answer 6

Install the driver from the disc or from the maker's website. See the user guide or follow install driver instructions from the website.