[comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc] Installing New Printer Driver

jcyu@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jeff Yu) (04/14/91)

Hi,

   I downloaded some of the new printer drivers from cica, but I am having
difficulty installing them.  I am sure that I am missing something basic,
so I would appreciate your patience.  

   The driver that I am interested in is the driver for the IBM 4019
LaserPrinter with PostScript Option.  This file is a .WPD file rather
than a .DRV file (ibm39521.wpd and ibm17521.wpd, for PostScript Version 
52.1).  Perhaps, .WPD files are treated differently than .DRV files
(I cannot install the driver by choosing "Unlisted printer, etc.).
I would appreciate any insights.

Thanks in advance,

Jeff Yu

jcyu@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jeff Yu) (04/16/91)

Thanks to all who replied to my initial inquiry. 

As a warning to others, I will briefly point out my problems.
I initially tried to copy the new PSCRIPT.DRV file and the
appropriate .WPD file (in my case, IBM39521.WPD) to the 
WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.  I (incorrectly) assumed that this
would make the WPD file visible to Windows after installing the
new driver (selecting Unlisted printer, etc.) as detailed in the
README.TXT file on SDLDISK6.  The README.TXT file, however, states
that one should place disk 6 into the diskette drive at the
Add Printer Dialog box.  One actually needs the disk containing
the WPD file (SDLDISK7, in my case).  Interesting, I could not get
Windows to read the WPD file I had placed in the SYSTEM subdirectory
on my hard disk.  It appears that some additional files on disk 7 are
needed.

Thanks again,

Jeff Yu