Question:
How
to manually add a printer whose driver is shipped in Windows 7
?
Answer:
Scenario 1: Install a local printer in Windows 7.
To install a local printer, follow these steps:
1. Click the
Star t button, click Control Panel and double click
Devices and Printers .
2. Click
Add a Printer .
3. Select
Add a local printer .
4. Choose an existed LPT port, click
Next .
5. Select the correct driver from the driver list. If the required driver is not present, click the
Windows Update button. After the update finishes, search for the proper driver again.
Scenario 2: Install a network printer in Windows 7.
If the driver installation program does not help on this, follow the steps below to add a shard printer.
1. Click the
Star t button, click Control Panel and double click
Devices and Printers .
2. Click
Add a Printer .
3. Select
Add a local printer .
4. Select
Create a new port . Choose Local Port as the type of the port.
5. In the box
Enter a port name , type the address as the following format.
\\<IP
address of the host computer>\<The Share Name of the printer>
Then click
Next .
6. Select the correct driver from the driver list. If the required driver is not present, click the
Windows Update button. After the update finishes, search for the proper driver again.
