Techie help?

[deathpixie]

So, is there a way to install a printer on a PC from a network without using the Install Wizard? Because I have the printer name and server, but the installer isn't recognising them and I know they're right. And no-one here can remember how to do it.

*sighs* This is why I hate using someone else's computer - you have to set up everything all over again. But they are supposed to be dismantling our cubicles today, so...

Comments

[nystana.livejournal.com]

If it isn't registering the printer, would that not mean you'd have to redownload the drivers? Mind you, I know nothing about these confounded computers.

[khanfused.livejournal.com]

Try browsing for the sever in Network Neighborhood ... opening the server up to find the printer ... then right-click and choose "Connect"

It MIGHT work ... I didn't actually try it on a printer i'm already connected to ...

Yes

[redhawk.livejournal.com]

Assuming Active Directory's in use, go to Start, then Run, then type in \\.

From that window, find the printer you want. Right-click it, pick Connect.

Done.

Re: Yes

[redhawk.livejournal.com]

Stupid LJ-formatting.

\\[name of server the printer is on]