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Installing Printer Drivers on Windows
®
Computers
93
Windows Vista or Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
1
Click
Start
→
Control Panel
→
Hardware and Sound
→
Printers
.
2
Click
Add a Printer
to launch the
Add Printer
wizard.
3
Select
Add a network
,
wireless or Bluetooth printer
, and then click
Next
. If the printer is listed, select the printer
and click
Next
, or select
The printer that I want isn't listed
and type in the path of the printer in the
Select a
shared printer by name
text box and click
Next
.
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it on the network. The shared printer
name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is available, you need to
specify the path to available drivers.
4
Select
Yes
if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click
Next
.
5
If you want to verify installation, click
Print a test page
.
6
Click
Finish
.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
1
Click
Start
→
Control Panel
→
Printers
.
2
Click
Add a Printer
.
3
Select
Add a network
,
wireless or Bluetooth printer
, and then click
Next
. If the printer is listed, select the printer
and click
Next
, or select
The printer that I want isn't listed
and type the path to the printer in the
Select a shared
printer by name
text box and click
Next
.
For example:
\\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it on the network. The shared printer
name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is available, then you will
need to provide a path to available drivers.
4
Select
Yes
if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click
Next
.
5
Click
Print a test page
if you want to verify installation.
6
Click
Finish
.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
For example:\\<server host name>\<shared printer name>