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Drivers, Applications and Printers
Drivers
Windows 98/2000/XP are Plug and Play compliant which means that most device drivers are installed automatically. If a device is not detected, use the "Add New Hardware" control panel. This will launch a wizard that will build a database of drivers to choose from. If your device is not on the list, you can choose the "Have Disk" option and install a driver provided by the manufacturer. The image below shows this window from a Windows 98 system.
Windows NT is not PnP compatible, which means that drivers have to be installed using an installation CD from the manufacturer or using the specific control panel for the type of device.
Often, device manufacturers release updated drivers to correct bugs and provide added functionality. In Windows 98/2000/XP drivers can be updated from the Device Manager by selecting the device, clicking the properties button, clicking the driver tab and then the update driver button. This will launch the "Update Device Driver Wizard".
Applications
In Windows, applications can either be installed by using running an installation program provided with the software(usually SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE) or they can be installed using the "Add/Remove Programs" control panel. Utilities that are bundled with Windows can be installed and removed using the "Windows Setup" tab in the "Add/Remove Programs" control panel. Non-Windows application can usually be installed by copying the file(s) to the hard drive.
There are many ways to launch applications as follows:
- Click Start > Programs and select the application
- Click Start > Run and enter the path to the executable file
- From Windows Explorer, browse to the location of the executable file and double-click it
- From My Computer, browse to the location of the executable file and double-click it
- If a shortcut exists on the desktop or elsewhere in the file system, it can be double-clicked
Printing
Printers are installed using the "Add Printer Wizard" which can be launched by clicking on the "Add Printer" icon in the Printers control panel. An option will be presented to install the printer as a local or network printer. If the printer is attached directly to the computer or it is a Windows NT/2000/XP computer acting as a print server, the choice will be local. If there is a print server already configured for the printer, then the network option will be selected and the shared printer will need to be located. Another way to install network printers is to locate them in the network neighborhood, right click on the printer and select install. If the printer is to be shared, File and Print Sharing must be enabled and the printer must be shared.
Printer properties can be accessed by going to the Printer control panel, right clicking on the printer and selecting properties.
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