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Locally shared printer connection, Example – HP Deskjet 970cxi Printer User Manual

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Locally Shared Printer Connection

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In the

Install From Disk

dialog box, click

Browse

, then browse to the HPDJ.INF

file on the CD for your desired language and your PC’s operating system. See
the language code chart on page 21.

Example:

To select the HPDJ.INF file for the English language and the

Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system, browse

enu\9xinf\HPDJ.INF

.

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Click

OK

to close the

Open

dialog box, then click

OK

to close the

Install From

Disk

dialog box, then click

Next

.

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Select the printer port from the

Available ports

dialog box (

LPT1

is the

recommended choice), then click

Next

.

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You can enter a name for your printer, but the default name is recommended.
If you want to use this printer as your default printer, click

Yes

.

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Click Finish to complete the installation of the HP DeskJet printer software.
If prompted, restart Windows.

Sharing Your Printer on the Network

1

Select Start

Settings

Printers from the Taskbar.

2

Right-click the HP DeskJet 970C Series printer icon and choose Sharing from
the pop-up menu.

3

Select Shared As and enter the name you want to use for your printer on the
network. Use a name of eight characters or less. If you want to restrict access to
your printer, enter a password in the Password field; users will need to enter this
password in order to print to your printer.

4

Click OK.

Note:

See your Windows 95 or Windows 98 documentation for more

information about sharing your printer.