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Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Windows 111
When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.
For Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
1
Click
Start
Network
.
2
Locate and double-click the host name of the server computer.
3
Right-click the shared printer name, and then click
Connect
.
4
Click
Install driver
.
5
Click
Continue
in
User Account Control
dialog box.
Wait until the driver is copied from the server to the client computer. A
new printer object is added to the
Printers
folder. The duration of this
procedure may vary based on the network traffic.
6
Print a test page to verify installation.
a
Click
Start
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
.
b
Select
Printers
.
c
Right-click the printer you just created and select
Properties
.
d
On the
General
tab, click
Print Test Page
.
When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.
For Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
1
Click
Start
Network
.
2
Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the
host name.
3
Right-click the shared printer name, and then click
Connect
.
4
Click
Install driver
.
5
Wait until the driver is copied from the server to the client computer. A
new printer object will be added to the
Printers
folder. The time taken for
these activities varies based on network traffic.
6
Print a test page to verify installation.
a
Click
Start
Control Panel
.
b
Select
Printers
.
c
Right-click the printer you just created and select
Properties
.