How to Add a Postscript Printer in Windows XP
Add a postscript printer to Windows XP from within the operating system on your computer. The postscript printer does not actually print documents, but instead saves them as a postscript file using an "EPS" or "PS" file extension. A driver must be downloaded in order to add a postscript printer to XP. You may still use your default printer in order to print physical copies of documents after installing your postscript printer on Windows XP.
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Instructions
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Open your web browser and navigate to the postscript driver download page (see link in Resources). Right-click the "Click Here to Download MSCOL11.INF" link. Select "Save Link As..." in the menu that pops up. Choose an easy to remember location to save the driver file to on your computer. Select "All Files" from the "Save as type" drop-down list. Click the "Save" button.
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Click on the green "Start" button on the left-hand side of your Windows XP taskbar. Highlight the "Settings" icon and click "Printers and Faxes" in the menu that pops out to the right. Double-click the icon labeled "Add Printer" in the window that opens.
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Click the "Next" button when the "Add Printer Wizard" window opens. Choose "Local printer attached to this computer" on the next screen. Ensure that the "Automatically detect and install my plug and play printer" box does not contain a check mark. Click the "Next" button to continue.
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Choose the "Use the following port" option on the "Select a Printer Port" screen. Select the "FILE: (Print to File)" option from the drop-down list to the right. Click the "Next" button at the bottom of the screen.
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Click on the "Have Disk..." button on the "Install Printer Software" screen. Browse to the location that you saved the "MSCOL11.INF" file to and click it to highlight it. Click the "Open" button to continue. Click the "Generic Color PS for Commercial Printing" text under the "Printers" heading to highlight it. Click the "Next" button at the bottom of the window. Click "Continue anyway" if you are shown a warning message.
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Type in a name for the postscript printer on the "Name Your Printer" screen. Choose the "No" option to alert Windows that this is not your default printer. Click the "Next" button to proceed. Click on the "Finish" button on the next screen.
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Close any open window and navigate to your XP desktop. Click the "Start" button, highlight "Settings" and click the "Printers and Faxes" icon. Right-click the name of the postscript printer you have just added and select "Printing Preferences" from the menu that appears.
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Click the "Advanced..." button in the window that pops up. Click The "+" symbol next to "PostScript Options" in the list that appears. Click "PostScript Output Option" from the menu that populates. Choose the "Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)" option from the drop-down list to the right. Click the "OK" button at the bottom of the screen. Your postscript printer will now be added to Windows XP and fully configured for use.
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