Installing Printer Software - Lexmark Z12 Color Jetprinter User Manual

Steps to basic printing
Maintaining your printer
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Index
This section contains information
about:

• Installing printer software

• Uninstalling printer software
• Power Supply
• Safety
Installing printer
software
You can obtain the printer software
using the:
• Compact disc (CD-ROM) that
came with your printer
• World Wide Web
• Diskettes
If your printer software does not
install properly, a communications
error message appears when you
try to print. You may need to
uninstall and then reinstall the
printer software. For help, see
page 49.
Using the CD
1 Start Windows.
2 If any screen appears, click
Cancel.
3 When the desktop appears,
insert the software CD.
The Lexmark Z12 software
installation screen appears.
4 Click Install Printer Software.
Using the World Wide Web
If your computer does not have a
CD-ROM drive, you can download
the printer software from the World
Wide Web at www.lexmark.com.
1 From Lexmark's Web site, select
the appropriate driver for your
operating system.
2 Select Save to Disk.
3 Select a location on your hard
disk drive.
4 Double-click the executable
(.exe) file to open it.
The Win Self-Extractor window
opens.
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5 Follow the set of instructions on
your screen.
Using diskettes
If your computer does not have a
CD-ROM drive, you can create
driver diskettes using a friend's
computer or a computer at your
Lexmark dealer that has a
CD-ROM drive. You will need at
least four blank 3.5 inch diskettes.
To create diskettes of the printer
software:
1 Insert the software CD into the
CD-ROM drive.
If the CD does not run
automatically:
a From the Start menu, select
Run.
b In the command-line text box,
type the letter of your
CD-ROM drive, followed by
:\setup (for example,
d:\setup), and then click OK.
2 When the Lexmark Z12
software installation screen
appears, select Tools.