Installing A Printer Driver; Installing A Printer Driver In Os/2 Warp - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

Installing a printer driver

After you have attached your printer to your computer
as described in the Read Me First booklet, you need to
install the correct printer driver for the operating system
you are using. A printer driver is a file that describes the
characteristics of your printer to the software. The
software then uses the file to convert your text and
graphics into a form that your printer can understand.
To install a printer driver on your computer:
•
If you are using OS/2* Warp, or Microsoft**
Windows** from within OS/2 Warp, follow the
instructions under "Installing a printer driver in OS/2
Warp" on page 17.
•
If you always boot to (start) Windows without ever
using OS/2 Warp, follow the instructions in the
Windows user's guide.
•
If you are using Microsoft Windows on a computer
that does not have OS/2 Warp installed, follow the
instructions under"Installing a printer driver in
Microsoft Windows" on page 19.
Installing a printer driver in
OS/2 Warp
Follow these instructions if you purchased a
computer that has OS/2 Warp preinstalled. These
instructions will allow you to install a printer
note:
driver that you can use both from an OS/2 Warp
program and from a Microsoft Windows
program running under OS/2 Warp.
To install a printer driver to use with OS/2 Warp:
1.
Get the IBM Aptiva CD-ROM that came with your
computer, and have it ready.
2.
Locate the printer icon on the OS/2 Desktop.
Depending on your system, it will be in one or both
of these folders: First Steps or Templates. To
locate the icon:
a.
Double-click on the First Steps folder in the
"AptivaWare" window. The "First Steps" win-
dow appears; if the Add a Printer icon is in it,
double-click on the icon and go to step 3. If not,
close the "First Steps" window by pressing the
Alt and F4 keys at the same time, then con-
tinue with steps b and c.
b.
Double-click on the Templates icon which is
on the OS/2 Warp Desktop. The "Templates"
window appears.
c.
Using the right mouse button, drag the Printer
icon from the "Templates" window onto an
empty part of the OS/2 Warp Desktop.
To find out how to drag, click on "drag" in the
note: online Index, or look up "drag" in the glossary of
the User's Guide to OS/2 Warp.
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