HP Deskjet 9300 Printer series - For Windows

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For Windows

Use a USB cable to connect the printer to the computer if the computer has a USB port and is
running Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.

If your computer does not meet these specifications, connect the printer to your computer
using a parallel cable.

In most cases, after you install the printer software and connect a printer to the computer, you
can install additional printers with USB cables without reinstalling the printing software.

Software-first installation (recommended)

1

Start Windows and make sure no other Windows applications are running.

2

Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu runs automatically. If the CD
menu does not run automatically, click

Start

, click

Run

, and in the command line box type

the letter of your computer’s CD-ROM drive followed by :\setup (for example, type
D:\setup).

3

Click

Install Printer Driver

from the CD menu.

4

Choose your language and click

OK

.

5

Follow the onscreen instructions.

6

Click

Connected directly to this computer

, and then click

Next

.

7

If you are using a USB cable, select

USB Cable

and click

Next

.

If you are using a parallel cable, select

Parallel Cable

. From the

Ports

drop-down list,

select the parallel port on which the printer is connected.

8

Click

Next

and follow the onscreen instructions.

9

Connect the USB cable or parallel cable to the computer and the printer when prompted.
The Found New Hardware wizard appears on the computer screen and the printer icon is
created in the Printers folder.

It is recommended that you install the software before you connect the printer to the computer.

If the setup program detects an existing parallel connection and prompts you, you can choose
to install the printer on the port that is detected. In addition, if you select the

Express Install

check box, the setup program will install using default settings.

Connect only the cable you have selected in step 7.

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Hardware-first installation

If you have connected a USB cable to the ports on the computer and the printer before
installing the printer software, the Found New Hardware wizard appears on the computer
screen.

If you have connected a parallel cable and restarted the system, the Found New Hardware
wizard appears on the computer screen.

1

Click

Next

in the Found New Hardware wizard.

2

Click

Search for the best driver for your device (recommended)

, and then click

Next

.

3

Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive.
If the CD menu appears, click

Exit

twice to close the CD menu.

4

Select

Specify a location

.

5

Click

Browse

to locate the root directory on the Starter CD, and then click

OK

.

6

Click

Next

and follow the onscreen instructions.

7

Click

Next

, and then click

Finish

.