Before Installation; Hardware And Software Requirements; Installation Environment And Installation Procedure - Sharp AR-P27 Software Setup Manual

BEFORE INSTALLATION

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Check the following hardware and software requirements before installing the software.
Computer type
Operating system
Other hardware requirements An environment that allows any of the above operating systems to fully operate
*1 Compatible with Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional,
Windows XP Home Edition or Windows Server 2003 preinstalled models equipped with a USB interface as
standard.
*2 Administrator's rights are required to install the software using the installer.
INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT AND INSTALLATION
PROCEDURE
Follow the appropriate installation procedure for your operating system and type of cable as indicated
below.
Cable Operating system
Windows 98/Me/
LAN NT 4.0/2000/XP/
Server 2003
Windows 98/Me/2000
USB
Windows XP/Server 2003
Windows 98/Me/
NT 4.0/2000
Parallel
Windows XP/Server 2003
Windows 98/Me/
Printer sharing NT 4.0/2000/XP/
Server 2003
For users of Windows NT 4.0
Note
The CD-ROM does not include software for Windows NT 4.0.
Contact your dealer or nearest authorized service representative if you want the software for
Windows NT 4.0.
IBM PC/AT or compatible computer equipped with a USB 2.0/1.1*
parallel interface (IEEE 1284), or 10Base-T/100Base-TX LAN card
Windows 98, Windows Me,
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (Service Pack 5 or later)*
Windows 2000 Professional*
Windows XP Home Edition*
1. CONNECTING TO A NETWORK (page 4)
2. INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
(page 5)
Installation in Windows 98/Me/2000 (USB cable) (page 14)
Installation in Windows XP/Server 2003 (USB/parallel cable)
(page 12)
Installation in Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000 (parallel cable)
(page 16)
Installation in Windows XP/Server 2003 (USB/parallel cable)
(page 12)
USING THE MACHINE AS A SHARED PRINTER (page 20)
2
, Windows XP Professional*
2
, Windows Server 2003*
Procedure to follow
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