Getting Started With Your ThinkPad

Installing a Local Printer

  1. With your laptop off, connect the printer to the laptop. You will probably need to use one of the USB ports on the left side of the ThinkPad.
  2. Turn on the laptop and let it start up.
  3. Windows will normally find the connected printer and configure it automatically for you. If Windows doesn't find it, use the next steps to set up the printer yourself using Windows Add Printer Wizard.
  4. Go to Start, Printers and Faxes.

  1. Under the Printer Tasks section, click Add a printer to launch the Add Printer Wizard.

  1. Click Next on the Welcome screen.

  1. On the first page of the wizard, click to enable the Local printer attached to this computer option. A local printer is attached directly to your computer. It's not a printer that you reach over the network.
  2. Click to remove the check from the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer checkbox. Click Next.

  1. Choose the port on your computer to which the print device is attached. For the ThinkPad you will probably connect the printer using USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB) in the dropdown list. When you've selected the port, click Next.

  1. Install Printer Software.
    1. On the left side of this page is a list of common printer manufacturers. Choose the manufacturer for the print device you are installing.
    2. After you choose a manufacturer from the left side of the page, the list on the right changes to display printer models made by the selected manufacturer. Choose the model of the print device you are installing. Click Next.

  1. If the driver is already installed for the printer, be sure the Keep existing driver (recommended) radio button is selected, then click Next.

  1. By default, Windows creates a name for your print device based on its manufacturer and model number (for example, HP DeskJet 855C). If you want the printer icon to have a different name, type a new name in the Printer name text box. If you want your new printer to be the default printer used by programs on your computer, click Yes. If you prefer to preserve an existing default printer, click No. Click Next.

  1. Click Yes if you want Windows to print a test page to ensure that your new printer is working properly. Click Next.

  1. Review the configuration of your new printer. If you discover any problems or errors in this information, click Back to go back through the steps of the installation. If you are satisfied with the information displayed here, click Finish.

  1. A window will display telling you the test page is being sent to the printer. If the test page printed, click OK.

  1. If the test page did not print, click Troubleshoot and follow the steps given.

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