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ContentsInstalling printer drivers on Windows 7 via Plug and Play .......................................1

How to update a printer driver ...........................................................................4Finding out if your computer is running a 32-bit or a 64-bit version of Windows 7......4

Installing pr inter drivers on Windows 7 via Plug and Play

Driver installation on Windows 7 has changed when compared to previous Operating Systems.

Windows 7 searches Windows Update for the relevant device; if Windows Update cannot find asuitable driver it will search its own drivers on the system.

If there are no drivers available for the device, Windows 7 will not prompt the user for input. Youwill need to install the driver manually as an Administrator.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open Devices and Printers

2. Right click USB device and select Properties


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Installing printer drivers on Windows 7 via Plug and Play

3. Select the Hardware Tab and choose the printer name and select Properties.Note: The printer name may be different than shown below.

4. Choose Change Settings.


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5. The dialog will close and reopen. Select the Driver tab and choose Update Driver.

6. A new wizard will start; choose Browse my computer for driver software.

7. Browse to the location of the driver. This could be the original CD or the expanded contents of aweb download. Then Click Next and continue following the wizards instructions

Note: This process is similar for the scanner driver however, in some cases you may have to unplugthe USB cable and re-connect for the device to be installed properly.It is recommended to install the driver using the OKI original CD or by using the Add printerwizard before connecting the device, to avoid the above procedure.


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How to update a printer driver

Some printer drivers will be automatically installed when you plug in your device. This is due to thedriver being available on the Windows installation, or on Windows Update.When OKI release a new driver, it may take sometime to become available on Windows Update.You can obtain the new driver from http://okiprintingsolutions.com.

Below are the steps to take when updating a printer driver that is already installed.1) Download the driver and extract the contents to a folder.2) Open the Devices and Printers folder.

3) Right click the printer that has to be updated and choose Printer Properties4) Select the Advanced tab and click new Driver

5) Follow the wizards instructions and when prompted to select a driver choose Have Disk andbrowse to the folder created in step 1. Then continue following the wizards instructions

6) To finish click Apply on the Printer Properties dialog.

Finding out if your computer is running a 32-bit or a 64-bit version of Windows 7

To find out if your computer is running a 32-bit or a 64-bit version of Windows in Windows 7 do thefollowing:

1. Open System by clicking the Start button2. Right-click Computer and select Properties.3. Under System, you can view the system type.

This should state either 32-bit Operating System or 64-bit Operating System.

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