HP P2010 manual Windows printer drivers, Windows driver types, Install Windows software

Windows printer drivers

A printer driver is the software that provides access to printer features and provides the means for the computer to print to the printer.

Windows driver types

This product features a host-based driver and a PCL 5e printer driver.

Install Windows software

To install printer software for Windows NT 4.0, Server 2003 (64-bit), Windows 98SE, Me, and XP (64-bit)

See the operating system documentation for instructions on installing a printer driver.

To install printer software for Windows 2000, XP (32-bit), Server 2003 (32-bit), and Vista (32-bit)

Insert the software CD that came with the printer into the computer CD-ROM drive. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

NOTE: If the Welcome screen does not open, click Start on the Windows task bar and then click Run. Type Z:\setup (where Z is your CD drive letter), and click OK.

Configure the Windows printer driver

Use one of the following methods to open the Windows printer driver from your computer:

Operating system	To change the settings for all
	print jobs until the software
	program is closed

To change the print job default	To change the configuration
settings (for example, turn on	settings (for example, add a
Print on Both Sides by default)	tray or enable/disable Manual
	Duplexing)

Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP (32–bit and 64–bit), and Server 2003

1.On the File menu in the software program, click Print.

2.Select the name of the printer, and then click Properties or Preferences.

The steps can vary; this procedure is most common.

1.Click Start, click Settings, 1. Click Start, click Settings,

and then click Printers or	and then click Printers or
Printers and Faxes.	Printers and Faxes.

2.Right-click the printer icon, 2. Right-click the printer icon,

and then select Printing	and then select
Preferences.	Properties.
3.	Click the Device Settings
	tab.

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