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Software for Windows
Use the Typical Install or Custom Install option to install the HP software. (This includes several printer drivers. For more information, see page 17.)
Note | Network Administrators: If the printer is attached to a network, |
| before you can print, the printer must be configured for that network |
| using HP Web JetAdmin or similar network software. (See the start |
| guide.) |
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Access the Windows Printer Driver
To configure the driver, access it in one of the following ways:
| Temporarily Change Settings | Change Default Settings |
Operating System | (from a software application) | (across all applications) |
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Windows 95, | From the File menu, click Print, | Click the Start button, point to |
Windows 98, and | and then click Setup or | Settings, and then click Printers. |
Windows Me | Properties. (The actual steps can | |
| vary; this is the most common | select Properties. |
| method.) |
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Windows NT 4.0 | From the File menu, click Print, | Click the Start button, point to |
| and then click Setup or | Settings, and then click Printers. |
| Properties. (The actual steps can | |
| vary; this is the most common | select Document Defaults or |
| method.) | Properties. |
Windows 2000 | From the File menu, click Print, | Click the Start button, point to |
| and then click Setup or | Settings, and then click Printers. |
| Properties. (The actual steps can | |
| vary; this is the most common | select Printing Preferences or |
| method.) | Properties. |
Windows XP | From the File menu, click Print, | Click the Start button, point to |
| and then click Setup or | Printers and Faxes. |
| Properties. (The actual steps can | the printer icon, and select |
| vary; this is the most common | Properties |
| method.) |
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Note | Settings in the printer driver and software application override |
| control panel settings. (Software application settings override |
| printer driver settings.) |
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