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A local printer is a printer attached to your computer using a USB cable.
If your printer is
attached to a network instead of your computer, go on to
“Set up for network printing” on
Installing printer drivers
A printer driver is software that lets your computer communicate with your printer. To
obtain all the features described in “Utilizing additional software tools” on page 61, use the
Drivers and Utilities
CD to install them. Use the following table to find the instructions you
need for your operating system.
You need to complete Microsoft’s Plug and Play before installing the custom driver from
your printer drivers CD.
Computer operating system
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Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows Me
Windows NT
Windows 98
Windows 95
