Establishing Printers

With Windows NT 4.0 you can establish printers with the Add Printer wizard or by using Point and Print.

Windows NT 4.0 provides the Printers folder to manage printing. Within it, the Add Printer wizard simplifies the task of establishing printers You can open the Printers folder in the following ways:

• Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
• In My Computer, double-click the Printers folder.
• In Control Panel, double-click the Printers folder.

To establish a printer with the Add Printer wizard

• In the Printers folder, double-click the Add Printer icon.

The Add Printer wizard leads you through the process of setting up and configuring a printer. The only differences between establishing a network printer and a local printer are as follows:

• If you are establishing a local printer, you must install a printer driver. This action "creates" the printer on your computer. You can share the printer with other network computers.
• If you are establishing a remote printer, you must specify the path to the network printer or browse to find its network location. This action "connects to" the printer on the print server.

To install a printer using Point and Print

1. Open the Printers folder.

2. Double-click Network Neighborhood.

3. Click the print server.

4. Drag the printer icon to your Printers folder.

This action "connects to" the printer on the print server.