How to Install Drivers for a New Printer on Your Laptop PC
Installing a printer on a laptop PC is easy with your product manual and driver disk. If you've lost them, you can still install your printer as long as you have Internet access.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Set up your printer in a convenient location.
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Connect the printer to your laptop using a USB cable. If your printer is fairly old, it may have a parallel port, in which case you'll need a USB-to-parallel cable.
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Insert the driver disk that came with your printer into your CD-ROM drive.
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Follow the onscreen instructions to install your printer. This should only take a few minutes.
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Once you've finished the driver installation you may need to restart your laptop.
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Tips & Warnings
If you lose your printer installation disk, you can usually download drivers for your printer at the manufacturer's Web site.
It's always a good idea to check the manufacturer's Web site periodically for driver updates if your printer does not have an automatic update feature. Every 6 months is usually frequent enough.
If you're adding a printer to your home network, you must install the printer drivers on every computer that will use the printer.
Many printers do not come with cables. Before you buy a printer, check the box to see if you need to buy a cable separately.
