This article contains instructions for installing Color StyleWriter 6500 printer software on a PC running Windows 95 or Windows 3.1.

For a computer using Windows 95

1. Turn on the printer first; then turn on the computer. (If you do not turn on the printer before you turn on the computer, you will not see onscreen installation instructions.)

2. Turn off (disable) any screen savers or automatic virus-detection applications and close any software applications that are running on your computer.

3. Insert the Apple Printer Software Collection CD-ROM disc into your CD-ROM drive.

4. Click Start and then click Settings.

5. Choose Printers from the Settings menu.

6. Double-click Add Printer.

7. Click Next until you see a list of manufacturers and printer models.

8. Click the Have Disk button.

9. Click the Browse button.

10. At the bottom of the Open window, select the CD-ROM drive from the Drives menu.

11. Double-click the folders named "printers," "windows," and "disk1" in the Folders list.

IMPORTANT Be sure to make a note of the path to the correct folder on your computer. You must type the exact path later in the installation process.

12. Make sure that the file whose name ends with ".inf" is selected (in the list on the left) and click OK.

13. Click OK in the Install From Disk window.

The pathname for the software to be installed is displayed in the Install From Disk window. For example, if your CD-ROM drive's letter is E, the pathname is

14. Click Next when the driver's name, "Color StyleWriter 6000 Series," is selected in the Printers list.

15. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of driver software.

Onscreen messages report the progress of installation and alert you to select the folders for Disk2 and Disk3 on the CD. The pathnames for these folders are

16. When the software license appears on screen, read it, and click Continue Installation.

If the printer is not turned on, you'll see a message that the computer can't communicate with the printer. Click Skip to finish the software installation.

17. Click Install Fonts.

18. Type the exact pathname for your CD-ROM drive and the nested folders on the CD, ending with Disk3, and click OK. If your CD-ROM drive's letter is E, the pathname is

Selecting your printer as the default printer--Windows 95

1. Click Start, and then select Printers from the Settings menu.

2. Click the icon for your Color StyleWriter 6500 to select it.

3. From the File menu, select Set As Default; then close the window.

For a computer using Windows 3.1

1. Turn on the printer first; then turn on the computer. (If you do not turn on the printer before you turn on the computer, you will not see onscreen installation instructions.)

2. Turn off (disable) any screen savers or automatic virus-detection applications and close any software applications that are running on your computer.

3. Insert the Apple Printer Software Collection CD-ROM disc into your CD-ROM drive.

4. Double-click the Program Manager (if it is not already open).

5. Choose Run from the File menu.

6. Click the Browse button.

7. At the bottom of the Open window, select the CD-ROM drive from the Drives menu.

8. Double-click the folders named "printers," "windows," and "disk1" in the Folders list.

9. Click OK when the Run window appears with the command line

10. Click the file named Setup.EXE, and click OK.

11. When the software license appears, read it and click Continue Installation.

12. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the driver software installation.

Onscreen messages report the progress of installation and alert you to select folders for additional disks on the CD. The pathnames for these folders are

13. In the fonts window that appears, select the set of fonts you want and click Install Fonts.

You may need to change the disk numeral at the end of the pathname if a message asks you to switch disks. The pathnames for the two folders that represent disks containing fonts are

14. When installation of fonts is complete, restart Windows.

Selecting your printer as the default printer--Windows 3.1

1. In the Program Manager, double-click Main.

2. Double-click Control Panel to open it, then double-click Printer.

3. Select your Color StyleWriter 6500 from the Installed Printers list, and then click Set As Default Printer.

4. Click Close and exit the Control Panel.

The software for the StyleWriter 6500 for Windows 95 or Windows 3.1 is not available on Apple Software Updates online. You can get this software from your original Apple Printer Sofware Collection CD ROM.