How to reinstall printer driver?

How to Reinstall a Printer Driver in Windows XP

• Answer:

  Printer drivers are software applications that allow your printer to communicate with your computer. Occasionally, printer drivers may run into errors that prevent you from printing. Some of these errors and problems are caused by malicious files such as viruses, improper system updates and in other cases, corruption from other programs on your computer. Fortunately, on Windows XP you can uninstall and reinstall printer drivers in minutes. Difficulty: Easy Things You'll Need Printer software CD Instructions Uninstalling the Current Printer Driver Shut down your printer if it is on. Click the Windows "Start" menu and click "Printers" to open the printers folder. You should see your printer driver. Right-click the printer driver and click "Remove." When prompted, click "Yes" to confirm the removal. Right-click any part of the printer folder and click "Server Property." Click the "Drivers" tab and select the driver you want to remove. Click "Remove" and click "Yes" to confirm. Reinstalling the Printer Driver Insert the software CD that came with your printer into the CD/DVD-ROM drive and wait for the installation wizard to launch automatically. Double-click "My Computer" if the installation wizard does not launch. Right-click the CD/DVD-ROM drive containing the software CD and click "Auto-run" to launch the installation wizard. Follow the guided prompts in the installation wizard to reinstall your printer driver. If you do not have a software CD, go to your printer manufacturers websites and locate the "Downloads" or "Support" section. Select the type of printer you are using from the downloads section, and select the driver you want to install. Click "Download" and follow the guided prompts to install the driver.