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Depending on what driver you have selected (third-party driver or the QMS driver),
you will have different options for custom configuration that will appear in the driver's
print window.
Depending on your version of Windows and your printing environment, you may
encounter printing problems with the Windows driver. If so, use Microsoft's Windows
driver with the Windows Printer Description (WPD) file.
WPD files are analogous to PPD files. They are configuration files used to indicate to
a print manager (driver) the capabilities of the printer described by the file. A major dif-
ference between a WPD file and a PPD file is that a PPD file is "human-readable"; it
consists of actual ASCII text that you can look through and understand (if you speak
PostScript). A WPD file is "compiled." It is in a binary form that is only for use with the
Windows 3.x PostScript driver. To install the WPD:
1
In the Start menu, choose the Control Panel icon.
2
Choose the Printers icon.
The Printers dialog box opens and displays the list of installed printers. If no
printer is installed, the dialog box expands downward to display a list of printers
available to Windows 95/98. If the dialog box is already expanded, skip to step 5.
3
Click the Add button.
4
In the List of Printers box, select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer.
5
Click on the Install button and another dialog box appears, asking for the
disk that has the unlisted or updated driver file on it.
Insert the QMS Software Utilities CD-ROM.
6
7
Type
x:\platform\windows\wpd3x
(where x is the drive in which you inserted the CD-ROM) or use the Browse option
to select that same path.
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