A printer in the window you are first need to determine what kind of printer it is. It will most likely be one of three different types, a parallel, USB or a network printer.

Networked Printers

A network printer that will not be connected to your pc but instead linked to a different pc or a good print server and then shared over the network or installed by linking it to a network port using an. This way multiple user can use the same printer.

There is a few different ways to install a printer in Windows. The most ordinary way is to go to Start, Setting then Printers and connect on Add Printer.

This different type of printer such as a parallel or USB printer plugged directly into your pc then you would have to be choosing Local printer attached to this computer. If you leave the manually identify and install my Plug and Play printer box checked, window will have to be search its driver database to see if it already has the drivers needed for your printer.

If you can be install a printer that is joined to another pc or print attendant then you have to choose the network copier option.

Then can either choose to your printer from the list of presented models or if it's not listed you can connects on Have Disk to install your driver from producer complete disk.

If you have an active internet link you can also try the window inform options are depending on your version of Windows. This will connect to the window inform site to try and find out the right driver for you.

If you can install a printer linked to the another pc or print server over the network you would then decide the A network printer, or a printer linked to another computer option. Connect next and you will be obtainable with a similar screen as exposed below.

The first and different type of option will only be there if your pc is part of an Active Directory Domain which can list installed network printer making it simple to install them on workstations.

The second option are to be allow you can be browse to the pc or print server that is hosting the printer or you have to be manually kind in the UNC path.

The third and different type of option allows you have to attach to a printer over the internet such as office printer if you want to print from home to the office.

A lot of times are you need to do to install your printer is insert disk that came with the good printer and follow the prompts complete the installation.