Rimage PrismPlus! User Manual page 17

Rimage PrismPlus! User Guide
a. In Windows select: Start > Run. The Run window opens.
b. Enter MMC (Microsoft Management Console).
c. Select OK. The Console1 window opens.
d. Add a Snap-In.
i. From the Console1 window, select: File > Add/Remove Snap-In. The Add/Remove Snap-In window opens with
Console Root as the default folder.
ii. From the Add/Remove Snap-In window, select Add. The Add Standalone Snap-In window opens.
iii. Select the Group Policy Object Editor Snap-In.
Tip: Scroll down until you see the desired Snap-In.
iv. Select Add. The Select Group Policy Object wizard opens and Local Computer displays as the Group Policy
Object default.
v. From the wizard, select Finish. The wizard closes and the Add Standalone Snap-In window displays.
vi. Select Close to close the Add Standalone Snap-In window. The Add/Remove Snap-In window displays.
vii. From the Add/Remove Snap-In window, select OK. The Add/Remove Snap-In window closes and the Console1
window displays with Local Computer Policy in the Name list and in the left pane.
e. Access the printers settings.
i. Select: Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates.
ii. Select Printers. The settings of the Printers display in the right pane.
f. Adjust the settings.
i. Double-click the Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode drivers setting. The Disallow installation
of printers using kernel-mode drivers Properties dialog box opens.
Tip: When you select a setting, an information pane about that setting opens.
ii. From the dialog box, select the Disabled option button.
iii. Select OK. The Properties dialog box closes.
iv. Close the Console1 window. You are prompted to save.
v. Save the console, if desired.

Note: The Printers settings are applied and saved, even if the MMC console is not saved.
3. If you are updating the driver and have already used the printer, do the following:

Note: If a driver is not currently installed on the system, skip to step 4.
a. Delete the earlier version of the driver.
i. Access the print settings. In Windows select: Start > Printers and Faxes. The Printers and Faxes dialog box
opens.
ii. Right-click on the following files:

Note: Depending on how your Prism is being used, you may see one or both of these files.
•
Rimage Perfect Image Printer PF
•
Prism on COMX
Select Delete.
iii.
b. Download the new driver file from www.rimage.com/support:
i. From the Support menu select: Printer Series > PrismPlus! > Software, Firmware & Service Packs tab.
ii. Under Drivers and Utilities, select the appropriate driver.
iii. Select the Download Now button to save the file to your desktop.
iv. Run the self-extracting Zip file on the desktop.

Note: By default, the driver files are extracted into a new folder called Win2K_XP on the C drive. You do not
need to browse to a different location.
v. Close any open Windows applications.
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