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From: knotts@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com (Tom Knotts)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Installing New Printer Driver
Message-ID: <69220021@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com>
Date: 15 Apr 91 17:12:42 GMT
References: <1991Apr14.042724.15098@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: HP Labs, High Speed Electronics Dept., Palo Alto, CA
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>   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.

The proceedurre for this is:

1. Install an Unlisted Printer. Choose the directory where the new 
pscript.drv resides. Install it. It will now say "PostScript Printer
on None".

2. Select this PostScript printer, then choose Configure. Now choose
Setup, and a Postscript Setup menu appears.  Choose "Add a Printer".
Enter the location of the .WPD file that you want to install. It should
then recognize the file and ask if you want to install the IBM
PostScript printer.

One caveat. When I tried this, it wouldn't bring up the Setup menu.
It finally worked, but I don't know exactly what I did to fix it.

Good luck,

tom