Dell Dimension 4500, Owner'S Manual

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If your printer installation CD does not automatically run, click the Start
button on the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop, click Run , and type
x:\setup.exe
(where
x
is the letter of your CD or DVD drive [usually
drive D]). Then click OK and follow the prompts on your screen. If your
printer installation CD still does not run, check the documentation that
came with your printer for instructions on how to start the printer
installation CD.
If you connect an older printer and it doesn’t work after you install the
driver, access the system setup program (see page 90) and ensure that the
parallel port is set to operate in bidirectional mode.
To check if your printer driver is installed on a computer, click Control
Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware , and then click View installed
printers or fax printers . If your printer is listed in the Printers window, the
printer is ready to use.
Windows XP provides a Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to move data,
such as e-mails, window sizes, toolbar settings, and Internet bookmarks,
from one computer to another. First you collect the data from the source
computer, and then you import the data to the new computer.
If the source computer uses another Windows operating system, the wizard
can be launched from the Windows XP operating system CD or from a
floppy disk created on the Windows XP computer. You can transfer the data
to the new computer over a network or serial connection, or you can store it
on a removable medium, such as a floppy disk, a Zip disk, or a writable CD.
To transfer information to a new computer:
HINT:
The CD that you
need to place in your CD
or DVD drive is titled
Operating System .
1
Click the Start button, point to All Programs—> Accessories—>
System Tools , and then click Files and Settings Transfer Wizard .
2
On the welcome screen, click Next .
3
On the Which computer is this? screen, select New Computer , and
then click Next .
4
Follow the instructions on the screen.