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68 Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Windows
®
6
Print a test page to verify installation.
a
Right-click the bottom left corner of the screen, and then click
Control Panel
→
Hardware and Sound
(
Hardware
for Windows Server 2012)
→
Devices and Printers
.
b
Right-click the printer you just created and select
Printer properties
.
c
On the
General
tab, click
Print Test Page
.
When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.
Peer-to-Peer
If you use the peer-to-peer method, the printer driver is installed on each client computer. The client computers can
modify the drivers and handle the print jobs.
For Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
1
Click
start
(
Start
for Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition)
→
Settings
(for Windows XP /
Windows XP 64-bit Edition)
Printers and Faxes
.
2
Click
Add a Printer
to launch the
Add Printer
wizard.
3
Click
Next
.
4
Select
A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer
, and then click
Next
. If the printer is not
listed, type in the path of the printer in the text box.
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The shared printer name
is the name assigned during the server installation process.
5
Click
Browse for a printer
, and then click
Next
.
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is available, specify the
location where the driver is available.
6
Select
Yes
if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click
Next
.
If you want to verify installation, click
Yes
to print a test page.
7
Click
Finish
.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
For Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
1
Click
Start
→
Control Panel
→
Hardware and Sound
→
Printers
.
2
Click
Add a Printer
to launch the
Add Printer wizard
.
For example:\\<server host name>\<shared printer name>