PC Hardware A Beginner’s Guide

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Chapter 17: Printers^439


Add new printers through the Printers function found on the Control Panel or on the
Settings option of the Start menu. In either case, the Printers dialog box displays the Add
Printer Wizard icon (see Figure 17-17). The following steps detail the process used to add
a printer to a Windows computer.



  1. From the Windows desktop, click the Start button to display the Start menu.
    Access the Settings menu and choose the Printers option. Or double-click the
    My Computer icon to display the My Computer folder. Open the Control Panel
    and choose the Printers icon.

  2. With the Printer folder open, choose the Add Printer icon to start the Add
    Printer Wizard.

  3. If the printer being added is not listed in the supported printers list, use the
    diskette or CD-ROM that came with the printer to supply the device driver by
    clicking the Have Disk button when appropriate. In fact, even if the printer is
    listed and you have a disk, use the disk.

  4. After the printer driver loads, an icon for the new printer will display in the
    Printers folder. You many want to open the Properties window for this printer
    and make any print control adjustments you desire or set the new printer as the
    system default.


Figure 17-17. The Add Printer Wizard
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