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Printer installation on Vista is not that much different than with other versions of Windows, but there is
enough of a difference that detailed instructions and screen shots are needed, especially for those who don't
have Vista installed on their computer.
Installation steps vary depending on the type of printer you are installing. Installing a
Postscript printer is easier than installing a raster or GDI printer.
Drivers for some of our most recent models and most of our Minolta-QMS and QMS models are included with
Vista.
Download the driver for the particular printer model you are installing, if necessary. Vista includes many of
our drivers already, so those won't need to be downloaded (see the list below for those models). If there is no
specific Vista driver available for the model, download the Windows XP driver. After downloading, extract
(unzip) the files to a location that is easy to access.
Konica Minolta: PagePro 9100, magicolor 7450, magicolor 7300, magicolor 5450,
magicolor 2450, magicolor 3300, magicolor 2350
Minolta-QMS: magicolor 6100, magicolor 330, magicolor 2200, magicolor 2, magicolor 2+, 2060, 2425,
3260, 4032, 4060, PagePro 1100 (PCL), PagePro 4100 (PCL)
QMS: 4060, magicolor 2, magicolor 2+
Microsoft defines a network printer as a printer that is being shared from the PC it is directly attached to (via
USB or parallel), and this may cause some confusion when asked during the installation process if the printer
is a local or network printer (see Step 3). Most people think of a network printer as a printer that has a
network interface card built into it, and is connected to the network by an ethernet cable. These instructions
assume the latter.
1. Click the Start button and select Printers from the list (fig. A). If Printers isn't listed, choose Contol Panel,
and select Printer underneath the Hardware and Sound heading (fig. B).
A.
B.
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