HP LaserJet 2300 printer - External Software Technical Reference

When the HP LaserJet printing system installer runs, the HP LaserJet uninstaller is always added to the system.

Installing from the printing-system CD-ROM

To install the HP LaserJet printing system from the CD-ROM that came with your printer, follow these instructions:

1. Close all programs.

2. Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

Note

If your CD-ROM does not start automatically, click Start, click Run, and then browse to and click the SETUP.EXE

file in the root directory of the CD-ROM.

Click Install Printer and follow the onscreen prompts.

Installing from a network or from downloaded files

Follow these instructions if you downloaded the files from the Web, or if you are installing the printing system files from

a network. You might need to see your network administrator for the location of the printing system software file.

1. Browse to the location of the SETUP.EXE file.

2. Double-click the SETUP.EXE file.

Click Install Printer and continue to follow the instructions until the printer is installed. For detailed installation

instructions, see "Detailed Windows installation."

Detailed Windows installation

This section provides information about the installation dialog box sequence for installing the HP LaserJet printing-

system software in Microsoft Windows environments. You can choose to install the software by using either a Typical

Installation or a Custom Installation.

Typical Installation dialog box sequence

Note

The dialog boxes shown here appear in the Windows NT 4.0 installation sequence. The order and appearance of

dialog boxes can vary among operating systems.

The Typical Installation includes the following components:

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HP LaserJet PCL 6 driver.

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Screen fonts.

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Driver Autoconfiguration (in environments that support bidirectional communication). This option will not appear in

unsupported bidirectional communications environments.

Note

The components of a typical installation might vary from printer to printer.

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