HP 1218 - Manual (Page 10)

hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer network guide for windows 8
Minimal Installation
1. From the Windows Start menu, select Settings , then select Printers .
2. Double-click Add Printer .
3. Choose My Computer as the printer connection, then click Next .
4. Select a printer port from the Available ports list ( LPT1 is recommended), then click Next .
5. Click the Have Disk button, and insert the HP PhotoSmart 1200 series printer software CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Note: If the printer software automatically begins installing from the CD, close the auto installer.
6. In the Install From Disk dialog box, click Browse , then navigate to the hpdj.inf file.
• Double-click your language folder. See the language code chart on page 21. For example, if your language is English,
double-click enu .
• Double-click your operating system folder. For example, if your computer’s operating system is Windows NT 4.0, double-
click nt4inf .
• Click hpdj.inf .
7. Click Open , then click OK to close the Install From Disk dialog box.
8. Click Next .
9. Accept the default name for your printer (recommended) or enter a new name, then click Next .
10. Click Shared and enter a share name for the printer.
11. If you want to print a test page, click Yes .
12. Click Finish .