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Printer Setup on Windows 7

Instructions to add new EECS Network Printer:

  1. Connect to your EECS home directory: 
     Click Start -> Run -> type \\pcserver1\homes -> 
Enter EECS username/ password and press Enter
  2. Copy to desktop and run the printer port registry file located (Admin priv): (say yes to import registry) 
     \\pcserver1\research-download\eecs-prt-drivers\ports.reg
  3. Choose the correct printer model from the list (based on the print queue) and copy the Windows driver path.
    https://wiki.eecs.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/printers:printers:start
  4. Connect to shared printer: 
     Click Start -> Run -> 
\\pcserver1, double click the Printer queue name that you like to add (eg. prt2-col).
  5. Prompt will say that “No driver found”. 
     Click OK -> Have Disk -> Paste the driver path from Step 3. Click OK.
  6. Choose the printer make and model and Click OK.
  7. Restart computer

Instructions to update driver for EECS Network Printer:

  1. Connect to your EECS home directory: 
     Click Start -> Run -> \\pcserver1\homes -> Enter EECS username/ password and press Enter
  2. Copy to desktop and run the printer port registry file located (Admin priv): (say yes to import registry) 
     \\pcserver1\research-download\eecs-prt-drivers\ports.reg
  3. Choose the correct printer model from the list (based on the print queue) and copy the driver path.
    https://wiki.eecs.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/printers:printers:start
  4. Edit printer properties: 
    Click Start -> type/choose "Devices and Printer" then Enter
Right click on Printer queue name (eg. prt2-col) -> choose "Printer Properties"
Click "Advance" tab -> New Driver -> Next -> Have Disk -> 
Paste the driver path from Step 3. Click OK. ->
Choose the printer make and model and Click OK.
  5. Restart computer