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How To / Installing the Printer Driver

Windows Me/98/95

LPR printing
Internet printing (Windows 98/95)
Internet printing (Windows Me)
Microsoft Network Shared printing
Installing a printer driver
Using the NET USE command

For Windows Me/98/95, the printer driver installation procedure differs depending on the printing method you prefer.

LPR printing

Since Windows Me/98/95 does not support LPR, standard TCP/IP printing cannot be used. However, you can print via TCP/IP using the EpsonNet Direct Print utility included on the Software CD-ROM. First, install EpsonNet Direct Print. Then, install the printer driver. See About EpsonNet Direct Print for more details.


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Internet printing (Windows 98/95)

Internet printing is possible by using the EpsonNet Internet Print utility included on the Software CD-ROM. First, install EpsonNet Internet Print. Then, install the printer driver and set the printer port. See About EpsonNet Internet Print for more details.


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Internet printing (Windows Me)

Installing the IPP client

The IPP client must be installed on your computer. Follow the steps below to install it.

Insert the Windows Me CD-ROM.

Select the add-ons folder, and then select the IPP folder.

Double-click wpnpins.exe. Then follow the on-screen instructions.

Click OK to restart your computer.

Setting up the printer

Connect your computer to a printer through IPP.

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

Double-click Add Printer, and then click Next.

Select the Network Printer radio button, and then click Next.

Type the URL of the printer, and then click Next.

http://IP address of print server:631/printer name

Example: http://192.168.100.201:631/EPSON_IPP_Printer

See Installing a printer driver to install the printer driver.


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Microsoft Network Shared printing

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

Double-click Add Printer, and then click Next.

Select the Network Printer radio button, and then click Next.

Click Browse, and then select the network path from the list. If you cannot browse, enter the following in the Network path or queue name box.

\\NetBIOS name of print server\
Device name of print server

The Add Printer wizard appears. Click Next.

See Installing a printer driver to install the printer driver.


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Installing a printer driver

Insert the Software CD-ROM shipped with the printer.

Close the EPSON Installation Program screen if it appears.

Click the Have Disk button. The Install From Disk dialog box appears.

Click Browse.

Select the CD-ROM drive for Drives, and then double-click the folder named after your operating system. Click OK.

Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box.

Select the model name of the printer, and then click Next.

Note:
If the Add Printer wizard prompts you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver, be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button.

Click Finish and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

When you print using Microsoft Network Shared printing in the Windows 2000/NT/XP environment, see Using the NET USE command for more details.


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Using the NET USE command

If you are running Windows 2000/NT/XP and using NetBIOS to connect to the printer, we recommend that you use the NET USE command, as follows:

Right-click the Network Neighborhood icon or My Network Places icon and then select Properties.

Check that Client for Microsoft Networks is in the Components list. If it is not installed, click Add to install it.

Run the command prompt and enter the following command.

NET USE printer port: \\NetBIOS name of print server\Device name of print server

Selecting the port

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

Right-click the printer icon and select Properties.

Click the Details tab and select the port you have set with the NET USE command.


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