Installing the software – Compaq Printer A1500 User Manual
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Installing the Software
Before you start, make sure your computer meets or 
exceeds the system requirements for the drivers and 
application programs you want to install. See “System 
Requirements” listed above. 
To install the Compaq A1500 software
1.
Turn on your computer and let it complete its 
start up into Windows. 
2.
Plug in the A1500 power cable, then connect 
the USB cable to the PC. 
3.
Windows then detects new hardware.
!
IMPORTANT: For proper software installation, you MUST cancel the 
Add New Hardware wizard! 
Windows detects that you have installed the 
Compaq A1500 and asks you for the Driver disk. 
Select the Cancel button on the above dialog. If you 
are starting Windows for the first time, Windows 
asks you to select a printer. Again, select Cancel. 
4.
Put the CD in the CD-ROM drive. The 
installation will start after a short period of 
time. 
If the CD does not run automatically, you will need 
to start it yourself: 
Click Start Run.
Type x:\setup.exe 
(where x is the drive letter for your CD-ROM 
drive) 
Click OK.
5.
When the A1500 setup screen appears, follow 
the on-screen instructions to complete the 
software installation. 
