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Setting up windows 95 and windows 98 hosts, Locally shared printer connection – HP Deskjet 970cxi Printer User Manual

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Locally Shared Printer Connection

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Setting Up Windows 95 and Windows 98 Hosts

Preparing your Computer to Share Your Printer on the Network

1

Turn on the host computer and the printer.

2

Select

Start

Settings

Control Panel

.

3

Double-click the

Network

control panel.

4

Click the

File and Print Sharing

button.

5

If it is not already checked, check

I want to be able to allow others to print to

my printer(s)

.

6

Click

OK to

close the

File and Print Sharing

dialog box, then click

OK

to close

the

Network

dialog box.

If prompted, restart Windows.

Installing Printer Software on a Windows 95 or Windows 98 Host

1

Select

Start

Settings

Printers

from the Taskbar.

2

Double-click

Add Printer

, then click

Next.

3

Choose

Local Printer

as the printer connection, then click

Next.

4

Click the

Have Disk

button, and insert the

HP DeskJet 970C Series Printer

Software

CD into your CD-ROM drive.

Host

Note:

Close any virus protection programs or other software programs

that are open and running on the computer, except the HP DeskJet
Installer and Windows Explorer or Program Manager.

Note:

If the CD-ROM autoplays and starts an installation program, exit

that program before continuing.