18 Sett ing Upw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Installing the Printer DriverFollow the instructions that came with the printer to install printer drivers.If no information was provided with the printer, then refer to the followinginstructions.If you need to install a printer driver, insert the printer installation CD intothe CD or DVD drive. Then follow the prompts on the screen using theinstructions that came with the printer.If your printer installation CD does not automatically run, click the Startbutton on the Microsoft ® Windows ® desktop, click Run, and typex:\setup.exe (where x is the letter of your CD or DVD drive [usuallydrive D]). Then click OK and follow the prompts on your screen. If yourprinter installation CD still does not run, check the documentation thatcame with your printer for instructions on how to start the printerinstallation CD.If you connect an older printer and it doesn’t work after you install thedriver, access the system setup program (see page 94) and ensure that theparallel port is set to operate in bidirectional mode.To check if your printer driver is installed on a computer running theWindows XP operating system, click the Start button, click Control Panel,click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click View installed printersor fax printers. If your computer runs either Windows 2000 or WindowsMillennium Edition (Me), click the Start button, point to Settings, andthen click Printers. If your printer is listed in the Printers window, theprinter is ready to use.Transferring Information to a NewComputer (Windows XP Only)Windows XP provides a Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to move data,such as e-mails, window sizes, toolbar settings, and Internet bookmarks,from one computer to another. First you collect the data from the sourcecomputer, and then you import the data to the new computer.2H930bk1.book Page 18 Tuesday, November 20, 2001 5:02 PM
