APNK Wifi Can I Print? Windows XP step by step instructions

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1 Windows XP step by step instructions 1. Click on the Windows Start button in the bottom left corner of your screen and select Printers and Faxes. If you can t see Printers and Faxes select Control Panel, Printers and Faxes. 2. Add a printer Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 1

2 3. 4. Select Local printer Make sure automatically detect is un-ticked Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 2

3 5. Create a new port Standard TCP/IP Port 6. Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 3

The printer port should now install if you get a message re device

4 7. Enter printer port name printer The APNK printer port is called printer at all our locations. 8. The printer port should now install if you get a message re device could not be identified select Generic Network Card and continue. Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 4

1 EASY OPTION: use Windows XP built-in HP Laserjet 5 printer driver, go to Step 10.

5 When port install completes click Finish 9. You should now return to the Add Printer Wizard and you should be at the Install Printer Software screen Option 1 EASY OPTION: use Windows XP built-in HP Laserjet 5 printer driver, go to Step 10. Select HP Option 2 If you want to download the specific printer drivers Go to Step Select HP (under Manufacture) Select HP LaserJet 5 (under Printer) Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 5

6 11. Options Printer name and setting it as default printer 12. Do not share Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 6

7 13. Test Page - Recommend not printing a test page at this stage 14. Finish Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 7

com and do a search for something this is to check you are still on the WiFi network, you may have to agree to the Terms of Use again.

8 You have completed installing the WiFi printer. it may take a couple of minutes for your laptop to install the printer the library charges for printing your WiFi session may have expired, go to Google.com and do a search for something this is to check you are still on the WiFi network, you may have to agree to the Terms of Use again. Try OPTION 2 (below) if your printing doesn t look right (eg messed up fonts and formatting). 15. Option 2 Work through steps 1 to 9 above - leave the Add Printer Wizard open - go to our website and download the Windows XP printer drivers Download the HP Drivers 17. Note where the file is saving to Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 8

18. When the download is complete (it is a 15 MB download so may take a while to download)

IMPORTANT - Note where on the hard drive the software is extracting to because you need to

$- See the Unzip in Folder section it usually saves the files to C:\, folder called HP UPD 5.$

9 18. When the download is complete (it is a 15 MB download so may take a while to download) select RUN 19. IMPORTANT - Note where on the hard drive the software is extracting to because you need to find these files when you install the printer. - See the Unzip in Folder section it usually saves the files to C:\, folder called HP UPD 5.0 PCL 5 Driver Unzip 20. OK and close WinZip Self-Extractor 21. Go back to Add Printer Wizard TIP: if you can t see Add Printer Wizard use the keyboard command ALT TAB Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 9

10 22. Have disk 23. Browse Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 10

$to? Usually C:\HP UPD 5.$ 0 PCL 5 Driver folder OPEN location 25.

11 24. Where did you extract the printer software drivers to? Usually C:\HP UPD 5.0 PCL 5 Driver folder OPEN location 25. Select the file at the top of the list Open Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 11

12 26. Install from Disk OK 27. Select Printer from list 28. If the printer drivers were already installed you will be asked to replace or keep, select replace. 29. Go to Step 11 (above) to continue installing the printer. Windows XP step by step instructions 19/07/2010 Page 12

1. Click on the Windows button in the bottom left corner of your screen and select Control Panel.

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