Dell Dimension 4500 Owner's Manual

Also see for Dimension 4500: Owner's manual Manual

Contents

20 Setting Upw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m 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 90) and ensure that theparallel port is set to operate in bidirectional mode.To check if your printer driver is installed on a computer, click ControlPanel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click View installedprinters or fax printers. If your printer is listed in the Printers window, theprinter is ready to use.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.If the source computer uses another Windows operating system, the wizardcan be launched from the Windows XP operating system CD or from afloppy disk created on the Windows XP computer. You can transfer the datato the new computer over a network or serial connection, or you can store iton a removable medium, such as a floppy disk, a Zip disk, or a writable CD.To transfer information to a new computer:HINT: The CD that youneed to place in your CDor DVD drive is titledOperating System.1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs—> Accessories—>System Tools, and then click Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.2 On the welcome screen, click Next.3 On the Which computer is this? screen, select New Computer, andthen click Next.4 Follow the instructions on the screen.