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Aptiva - Installing a downloaded Windows 3.1 printer driver

Applicable to: United States

Follow these steps to install a Windows 3.1 Printer Driver.
1. Choose the Control Panel icon.
2. In Control Panel, choose the Printers icon. The Printers dialog box appears. If you have never installed a printer, the dialog box expands to display a list of printers available in the Windows version 3.1 package, and the Add button is unavailable. Go to step 8.
3. Choose the Add button. The dialog box expands to display the List of Printers.
4. In the List of Printers box, select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer.
5. Choose the Install button. A dialog box appears, instructing you to insert the disk that has the printer-driver file on it.
6. Insert the disk you made during the downloading procedure, or type the path of the directory where you downloaded the driver. Then choose the OK button. Another dialog box appears, listing several printers.
7. In the List of Printers box, select the printer you want.
8. Choose the OK button. The Printers dialog box appears. Your printer is listed in the Installed Printers list.
9. Choose the Close button.
10. For instructions on how to configure your printer, see Chapter 5, "Control Panel," in the "Microsoft Windows User's Guide."

Search Keywords

Hint Category

Printers, DOS/Windows 3.x, Hardware Installation/Configuration, Software Installation/Configuration

Date Created

22-04-97

Last Updated

22-03-99

Revision Date

22-03-2000

Brand

IBM Aptiva

Product Family

Aptiva, PS/1

Machine Type

2011, 2144, 2168, 2121, 2123, 2133, 2155

Model

2R5; 2R7; 2R8; M30; M35; M50; 2R6; 4R7; 4R8; M40; M54; M58; 1R2; 66P; 67P; 86P; OR8; 1R1; 1R3; 1R5; 22P; 24P; 25P; 27P; 29P; 63P; 67P; 82P; 83P; OR6; OR7; OR9; 1R0; 1R1; 26P; 62P; 2R0; P30; C01; C34; M01; NEA; T35; U35; A62; A82; A94; B82; C42; C92; G42; M82; S92; 081; 087; 131; 137; K37; N31; N81; 11E; 13T; 14C; 16E; 17A; 18A; 18T; 19C; 21C; 23C; 28A; 46M; 51D; D50; G11; G13; G43; G46; G46; G49; G49; G50; G53; M40; M40; M46; M46; P11; P13; P43; P50; P53; R04; R05; R06; R09; R38; R42; R43; R44; R84; R86; R87; RO3; S11; S13; S43; S45; S45; S47; S47; S48; S48; S50; S53; W11; W13; W42; W42; W43; W45; W45; W50; W53; 20E; 22T; 24C; 24M; 28V; 39E; 41T; 43C; 45V; 48E; 50T; 52C; 55V; 72E; 74T; 76C; 78C; 79C; 81A; 82E; 84T; 86C; 87C; CC1; D53; G14; G44; G52; G54; G72; G76; G78; G82; NM1; P14; P44; P57; P71; P74; P76; P78; P84; R14; R15; R16; R17; R18; R51; R52; R57; R58; R62; R63; R67; R71; R89; R93; R96; R97; S14; S44; S50; S54; S70; S75; S76; S78; S80; W14; W44; W48; W54; W67; W76; W77; W78; Z33; 28V; 31E; 33T; 37C; 38C; 51E; 54T; 56C; 57C; 88V; BB1; G57; G87; OR1; OR3; OR4; OR5; P89; R28; R29; R31; R74; R78; R82; R98; S55; S85; SR1; US1; W52; W82

TypeModel

2011C01

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