printers:print-win7:start
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Printer setup on Windows 7
Instructions to add new EECS Network Printer:
- Connect to your EECS home directory (Start → Run → \\pcserver\homes → type in your EECS username and password and press Enter
- Download and run the printer port registry file (Choose Yes when asked to import file into registry). ports.reg.txt (rename file to 'ports.reg')
- Download printer driver and extract to temporary location. https://wiki.eecs.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/printers:printers:start
- Connect to shared printer (Start → Run → \\pcserver), double click the “Printer queue name” that you like to add from the list [https://wiki.eecs.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/printers:printers:start]
- Prompt will say that “No driver found”, press Ok → Have Disk → Choose temporary location that you extracted the printer drive in Step 3
- Choose the correct printer model from the list (based on the print queue). https://wiki.eecs.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/printers:printers:start
- Restart computer
Instructions to update driver for EECS Network Printer:
- Connect to your EECS home directory (Start → Run → Type \\pcserver\homes → type in your EECS username and password and press Enter)
- Download printer driver and extract to temporary location. https://wiki.eecs.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/printers:printers:start
- Start → type “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 → Choose temporary location that you extracted the printer drive in Step 2
- Choose the correct printer model from the list (based on the print queue). https://wiki.eecs.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/printers:printers:start
- Click “Finsh” → Ok
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