Select 310: How To Install Print Driver in SoftWindows
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I have a Power Macintosh running SoftWindows, and a LaserWriter Select 310. I want to be able to print from the Windows 3.1 environment under SoftWindows, but Windows 3.1 doesn't have the driver for my printer preinstalled. What do I need to do to allow me to use my printer under Windows 3.1?
DISCUSSION
These directions assume that you have already installed the LaserWriter Select 310 software in the Macintosh system, and have been able to print successfully from the Macintosh environment. It also assumes that you have selected "Postscript" from the "PC Printer Port" option under the Setup menu in SoftWindows. Follow the steps below to install the LaserWriter Select 310 drivers in SoftWindows:
1) Locate the LaserWriter Select 310 for Windows disk that came with the printer which contains the Windows versions of the Select 310 software.
2) Launch SoftWindows, and type "win" at the DOS prompt to launch Windows 3.1.
3) Once the Windows desktop comes up, double-click the Main icon located within Program Manager.
4) Then double-click the Control Panel icon.
5) Then double-click the Printers icon.
6) You will need to remove a printer driver from the list to the left side of the window which opened. Select a printer that you don't anticipate using (such as one of the Hewlett Packard or QMS printer drivers), and click Remove.
7) Then click Add to add a new printer driver to the list. The window will enlarge to include a list showing several different drivers that are available for installation. At the top of the list should be "Install Unlisted or Updated Printer" which you select. Click Install to the right of the window.
8) A new window will open asking you to insert a disk containing the printer driver you want to install into the "A:" drive. Insert the LaserWriter Select 310 for Windows disk, and click Browse at the right side.
9) A directory of the disk should be shown with three available folders, double-click "win31drv" to open it. Then click OK at the right to select it. The window should update to show "A:\WIN31DRV\".
10) Click OK to continue. A new window should come up showing "Apple LW Select 310", select it and click OK for installation.
11) Another window will appear asking you to insert Microsoft Windows 3.1 disk #6 so the system can install an updated PSCRIPT.DRV file into the system. To bypass this message click Browse which will bring up a directory of the "C:\windows" area, with a folder called "system" as the third item on the list. Click on the "system" folder to open it, and then click OK. This will take you back to the previous window, where you must click OK again in order to complete the installation.
12) Then double-click on "Apple LW Select 310" to make it the active printer, and click the Close.
Windows 3.1 should now be configured correctly for use with your LaserWriter Select 310.