Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
    • Installing a Printer
    • Printing from an ApplicationControlling the Print Job
    • Working with the Print Folder
    • Controlling the Print Job
    • Using Drag and Drop
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

Installing a Printer

You can easily install a printer to work with all of your Windows applications. Windows includes many drivers for various manufacturers' computers. To install a printer, you need your Windows CD-ROM or a disk containing printer drivers that came with your printer.

To install a printer, perform the following steps:

1. Choose Settings, Printers from the Start menu. The Printers window appears.
2. Double-click the Add Printer icon to display the Add Printer Wizard dialog box. Click Next to begin installing a new printer.
3. Choose whether to install a local printer or a network printer and then choose the Next button.
4. Choose a port if you are installing a local printer.

   Tip

   Local or Network Printer? A local printer is one connected directly to your computer; a network printer is one that may be connected to another computer on the network and is used by several workstations in addition to yours. If you are installing a local printer, you need to indicate which port Windows should use. This is typically LTP1.
5. In the next Add Printer Wizard dialog box, choose the Manufacturer of your printer, such as HP (Hewlett-Packard), and then the model of the printer, such as DeskJet 722C as shown in Figure 12.1.
   

   Figure 12.1 Choose the printer you want to install.

6. If you have a disk from the printer's manufacturer that contains Windows drivers, insert the disk into the disk drive and click the Have Disk button; alternatively, insert your Windows Setup CD-ROM and click the Next button. If you don't have the drivers, try visiting the printer manufacturer's Web site or the Microsoft Web site at www.microsoft.com to search for the printer driver you need. Better yet, if you need drivers, you should contact your network administrator or help desk.
7. Follow the directions onscreen. When Windows finishes setting up the printer, it returns to the Printers window.

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