Installing Using the "inf" File
You can install the driver by specifying the "inf" file from the [Devices and Printers] (or [Printers and Faxes] or [Printers]) folder.
IMPORTANT
Be sure to log on as a member of Administrators when you start the computer.
1.
Select [Devices and Printers] from the [] (Start) menu.
If you are using Windows 8/8.1/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, from the desktop, display the charm bar to the right of the screen, and click or tap [Settings] → [Control Panel] → [Devices and Printers].
If you are using Windows Vista, select [Control Panel] → [Printers] from the [] (Start) menu.
If you are using Windows XP Professional/Server 2003/Server 2003 R2, select [Printers and Faxes] from the [Start] menu.
If you are using Windows XP Home Edition, select [Control Panel] → [Printers and Other Hardware] → [Printers and Faxes] from the [Start] menu.
2.
Click [Add a printer] (or [Install a printer]) → follow the instructions in the Add Printer Wizard.
If you are using Windows XP/Server 2003/Server 2003 R2, in the [Printers] folder, click the [Add Printer] icon to start the Add Printer Wizard.
3.
Click [Add a local printer] (or [Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings]).
4.
Select [Create a new port] → select [Standard TCP/IP Port] from [Type of port] → click [Next].
5.
Enter the IP address of your device in [Printer Name or IP Address] (or [Hostname or IP address]) → follow the instructions on the screen.
6.
Click [Finish].
The procedure for adding a port is finished. Next, install the driver.
NOTE
In Windows Vista/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/7/8/8.1/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, if the device is not found using the above procedure, it might be recognized as an unknown device. If this happens, follow the steps below.
1. Display [Control Panel] → [Device Manager].
2. Select [Other Devices] → [Unknown Device] → click [Update Driver Software] (or [Update Driver Software]) from the [Action] menu.
3. Click [Browse my computer for driver software] → proceed to step 8.
7.
Click [Have Disk].
8.
Click [Browse] → select the folder where the driver is stored → click [OK].
If you have downloaded the driver from the website (http://www.canon.com/)
32bit: 32BIT\Driver
64bit: x64\Driver
The path may differ from those described above, depending on the driver you are using.
If you are using the CD-ROM provided:
UFR II: \UFRII\uk_eng\32BIT\Driver
PCL5c/PCL5e: \PCL\uk_eng\32BIT\Driver\pcl5e_5c
PCL6: \PCL\uk_eng\32BIT\Driver\pcl6
PS: \PS\uk_eng\32BIT\Driver
9.
Select the device you are using from [Printers] → click [Next].
10.
Install the driver by following the instructions on the screen to continue → click [Finish].
The device icon is displayed in [Devices and Printers] (or [Printers and Faxes] or [Printers]) in the Windows Control Panel.
The driver is now installed.
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