If you see the Hardware Installation warning screen, click Continue Anyway . Otherwise, proceed to step 7. Click Finish . connecting the printer using a USB cable Use a universal serial bus (USB) cable if the computer has a USB port and is running Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000, or Windows XP. If your computer does not meet these specifications, connect the printer to your computer using a parallel cable. connecting the printer using a parallel cable Use a parallel cable to connect the printer to the computer if the computer has a parallel port and is running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
Start Windows and make sure that no other Windows applications are running. Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu runs automatically. Note If the CD menu does not run automatically, click Start , click Run , and and at the command line box, type the letter of your computer's CD-ROM drive followed by :\SETUP (for example, type D:\SETUP). On the CD menu, click Install Printer Driver . Choose your language, and then click OK . Follow the instructions on the screen. Click Connected to this computer , and then click Next . Be sure the Parallel check box is selected. Use the drop-down menu to select the parallel port to which the printer is connected.
Warning If the Express Install using HP recommended defaults check box is selected, the installation program uses default options. If you want to specify the installation options, clear this check box. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Connect the parallel cable to the computer and the printer. connecting the printer using a network connection When setting up the printer using a network connection, connect the printer to the network first, and then install the software. setup & configure hp restricted 2-45