How to Install and Add Printer in Windows 7

Do you have a printer that you want to add to Windows 7? Here we are going to discuss step by step guide on how to install or add printer in Windows 7? Adding a printer with Windows 7 is a very easy task. For installing a printer on Windows 7, the first important thing is that the printer should have the correct drivers. With the help of these drivers, you can easily connect a printer to the windows. Sometimes drivers are in-built with a printer. When you connect the printer with the PC, the computer directly picks up these drivers. You can install the driver from the CD or DVD that comes with the printer. Or else you can download the driver from the web browser directly.

 


Steps Involved in Adding Printer in Windows 7

After installing the drivers, we have to connect the printer with the computer for performing the printing task. So, in this section, we are going to discuss the steps that you need to follow while installing the printer using USB. Following are the steps:

 

Step 1: Manual installation

First of all, you need to click on the start window. After that, click on the “Device and Printer”. Then you will get a printer page.

 

Step 2: Settings

Now you need to go to the top corner of the window screen. You will find an add a printer tab. Then you need to click on the printer tab.

 

Step 3: Using USB Option

After clicking on the tab you will get a printer setup wizard on your computer screen. After that, you will see a pop-up with a question “How do you want to install your printer” with a wireless network or USB. You need to choose the USB option.

 

Step 4: Port 

In this step, you need to choose the “Use an Existing Port” option. From there you have to choose USB001/USB002 and then you have to click on the Next button.

 

Step 5: In-built 

In the next window, you will get a list of in-built drivers, from where you have to select your model name and model number, and then you have to click on the Next button.

 

Step 6: Windows update 

If this in-built method is not working then you have to click on the window update or “Have Disk” button. If you downloaded the drivers from the official website of the drivers then you have to click the “Have Disk” option and give a path to the downloaded drivers. If you can’t locate the drives then click on the windows update to install the drivers.

 

Step 7: Final Step

After following the above-mentioned steps, You can install the printer successfully. You can reset the name of the printer or you can use the default name of the printer. You can test the installation of the printer by giving the “print a test page” common to the printer. 

 

Conclusion

Hope this blog will help you to install and add printer in Windows 7. By following the above-mentioned step-by-step process, you can easily install the printer in Windows 7. Installing the printer is very easy. You have to follow all the steps very carefully for the successful installation of the printer. You can contact the experts if you are having a problem with any step.  

 

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