====== Install a network printer on Windows XP ====== Requirements: * your ZEDAT login and password (if not on a computer in the IMP domain) * the name of the printer you want to connect to * the following instructions will only work from a computer in either the physics department network or from WLAN (eduroam) 1) Open a windows explorer and type **\\wprint.imp.fu-berlin.de** into the location field: {{:print:img:print-winxp_1.png?|}} 2) You will most likely be asked for your ZEDAT account and password at this point. Make sure you type **FU-BERLIN\** in front of your ZEDAT account name: {{:print:img:print-winxp_2.png?|}} 3) In the list of printers locate your printer and double-click it (or choose **Open** from the context menu): {{:print:img:print-winxp_3.png?|}} 4) You will be asked if you want to automatically install a printer driver from the print server. Choose **Yes**: {{:print:img:print-winxp_4.png?|}} 5) Once the printer is sucessfully installed, a small status windows opens. Select **Printer -> Properties**: {{:print:img:print-winxp_5.png?|}} 6) In the General Tab of the Properties dialog you find a **Print Test Page** button. Click it: {{:print:img:print-winxp_6.png?|}} 7) Now you should see the following information window and a Windows test page should be printed by your printer: {{:print:img:print-winxp_7.png?|}} ====== Remove unused printers ====== Once you installed a new network printer, be sure to remove old and no longer used printers from your computer: 1) Select **Printers and Faxes** from the Start menu: {{:print:img:print-winxp_8.png?|}} 2) Select the printer you want to remove and choose **Delete** from the context menu: {{:print:img:print-winxp_9.png?|}} 3) Answer the following quesion with **Yes**: {{:print:img:print-winxp_10.png?|}} 4) If needed, choose the right printer as default printer by selecting **Set as Default Printer** from the context menu: {{:print:img:print-winxp_11.png?|}}