Installing Printer Drivers on Windows Networks 2-3Installing Printer Drivers on Windows NetworksIn Windows environments, you can install a Xerox printer driver by using a direct installation, a custominstallation, or a Point and Print installation.Direct InstallationUse the Xerox Printer Driver Installation utility to install Xerox printer drivers for your network printersquickly and easily. If you have the CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD or know the network locationwhere the contents of the CD have been saved, you need only run the installer once per Xerox product toinstall the appropriate drivers for multiple page description languages (PDLs) directly onto a PC or printserver.Customized InstallationSystem administrators can use the Admin Config Wizard to pre-configure the driver installation. Use thiswizard to control settings such as printer detection method, default printer assignment, and networkprinter sharing. Set multiple installation configurations to distribute and apply to users or groups asappropriate.Copy the contents of the CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD to your network. (See LocatingInstallation Files on the CD on page 2-25.) Then start the Admin Configuration Wizard to set up aconfiguration file. (See Customizing the Installation on page 2-8 to perform a customized installation.)Point and Print InstallationCopy the contents of the CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD to your network. Install the driverslocally and modify the device settings and document settings (see Preconfiguring Default DriverSettings (Windows NT / 2000 / XP / Server 2003) on page 2-16). Then copy the new configurations to theserver for enterprise use (see Point and Print Installations on page 2-15).N OTE : You can use the Add Printer Wizard to install Xerox printer drivers, but you must install eachdriver separately.N OTE : It is possible to upgrade a Windows driver without uninstalling the previous version. However,the impact of such an upgrade on system performance can be unpredictable. The most reliable wayto upgrade is to uninstall the old drivers and perform a clean installation of the new ones. Forinformation on uninstalling drivers, see Uninstalling Windows Printer Drivers on page 2-26. Additionalinformation on uninstalling and upgrading drivers is available in the Customer Tips portion ofwww.xerox.com.