Installing Print Drivers
Now that the printer is set for shared printing, you need to install print drivers for the shared printer
using either of the two Windows features.
• Using the Point and Print Feature
The Point and Print feature is a Windows technology that automatically downloads and installs a print
driver necessary for using the shared printer on the network.
For Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, and
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
1
On the Windows desktop of the client computer, double-click My Network Places.
2
Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.
3
Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Connect.
Wait until the driver is copied from the server to the client computer and a new printer object is
added to the Printers and Faxes folder. It may take some time depending on the amount of
network traffic.
Close My Network Places.
4
Print a test page to verify installation.
Click start (Start for Windows Server 2003/Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition) → Printers
a
and Faxes.
Select the printer you have installed.
b
Click File → Properties.
c
On the General tab, click Print Test Page.
d
When a test page is printed successfully, installation is complete.
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