HP 1200 To install the software on a network, To install the printer driver using Add Printer

To install the software on a network

Use the following steps to install the printer software in the following networking scenarios:

zYour network has a computer acting as a dedicated print server

zYou have a peer-to-peer network (a network without a dedicated print server)

1Connect the printer to the network.

2Close any programs that are open.

3Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu starts automatically.

If the CD menu does not start automatically, click Start, and then click Run. Browse to the CD-ROM drive for the computer, click Autorun.exe, and then click Open. In the Run dialog box, click OK.

4Click Install Printer Driver and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Note	If you are installing the software on a dedicated print server, select the option to share the
	printer when prompted, and then select to install drivers for Windows clients. The installation
	program installs the driver for the server and copies the client drivers to a location on the server
	for users (clients).
	To share the printer with Windows client computers, see To install the printing software on
	client computers.

To install the printing software on client computers

After the drivers have been installed on the computer that is acting as the print server, the printing functionality can be shared. Individual Windows users who want to use the network printer must install the software on their computers (clients).

A client computer can connect to the printer in the following ways:

z In the Printers folder, double-click the Add Printer icon and follow the instructions for a network installation. (See To install the printer driver using Add Printer.)

z On the network, browse to the printer and drag it to your Printers folder. z Add the printer and install the software from the INF file on your network.

On the Starter CD, the INF files are stored in folders that use the following format: <CD drive>:\Setup\Drivers\<operating system>\<language>.

For example, if your CD drive letter is D, then D:\Setup\Drivers\Win2k_XP\English would contain the English INF file for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

To install the printer driver using Add Printer

1From the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers. Or, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes.

2Double-click Add Printer, and then click Next.

3Select Network Printer or Network Printer Server.

4Click Next.

5Do one of the following:

•Type in the network path or queue name of the shared printer and click Next. Click Have Disk when prompted to select the printer model.

•Click Next, and then locate the printer in the Shared printers list.

6Click Next, and then follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

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