How to Hook up a Canon Printer to a Dell Laptop
Often, connecting a printer to a Dell laptop is an easy task--Windows (especially the newer versions) is usually good at finding and automatically installing new printers. Installing your new printer can thus be as easy as plugging it in--however, if this tactic doesn't work, you can resort to a manual install of the necessary drivers from the Canon website.
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Instructions
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Plug and Play
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Turn on the Dell laptop. Make sure you are connected to the internet.
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Plug the printer's USB cable into the laptop.
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Allow Windows to search for the driver online. Often, depending on your version of Windows, the printer drivers will be automatically found and installed without you having to do a thing. If this is not the case, continue to the next section.
Download Canon Printer Drivers
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Go to the Canon Download Library link in the Resources section.
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Under "Product Menu," select the "Printer" category, and then select the "Product" and "Model" corresponding to your printer. When you are finished, click "Go."
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Download the printer driver by clicking the link under "Additional Downloads." This will be the link to the file ending in ".exe"
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Double click the downloaded ".exe" file and follow the on-screen instructions to install and use your new printer. Because each model of Canon printer has different drivers, the installation instructions will vary.
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