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Installing Printer Drivers on Windows
®
Computers
Identifying Printer Driver Pre-install Status
Before installing the printer driver on your computer, check the IP address of your printer by performing one of the
procedures in "Verifying the IP Settings."
Changing the firewall settings before installing your printer
If you are running one of the following operating systems, you must change the firewall settings before installing the
Dell printer software:
• Microsoft
®
Windows XP
• Windows Vista
®
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows Server
®
2008
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012
NOTE: For Windows XP, Service Pack 2 or 3 must be installed.
The following procedure uses Windows 7 as an example.
1
Insert the
Software and Documentation
disc into your computer.
2
Click
Start
→
Control Panel
.
3
Select
System and Security
.
4
Click
Allow a program through Windows Firewall
.
5
Click
Change settings
→
Allow another program
.
6
Check
Browse
.
7 D:\setup_assist.exe
(where D is the drive letter of the optical drive) in the
File name
text box, and then
click
Open
.
8
Click
Add
, and then click
OK
.
Inserting the Software and Documentation Disc
1
Insert the
Software and Documentation
disc into your computer and click
setup_assist.exe
to start
Easy Setup
Navigator
.
NOTE: If the Software and Documentation disc does not launch automatically, follow the procedure below.
For Windows XP, Windows Server
®
2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2
Click
start
→
Run
, enter
D:\setup_assist.exe
(where D is the drive letter of the optical drive) in the Run dialog
box, and then click
OK
.
For Windows Vista
®
and Windows 7
Click
Start
→
All Programs
→
Accessories
→
Run
, enter
D:\setup_assist.exe
(where D is the drive letter of
the optical drive) in the Run dialog box, and then click
OK
.
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®
Computers 79