[en] Loftware Printer Drivers are standard Windows drivers, which you can install using the usual method of driver installation in Windows or with Install Wizard that simplifies the driver installation.
[en] You can find detailed instructions about installing the Loftware drivers in the installation guide.
[en] To install your drivers for printers with parallel/serial port or network interface:
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[en] Make sure you are logged in as the user with permissions to install the printer driver to the Windows system.
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[en] Download the driver installation for your printer brand.
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[en] Run the downloaded zip file. The printer installation files extract to folder C:\Loftware Printer Drivers\. If this folder does not exist, the installation creates it. You can delete it after the installation.
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[en] The Printer Installation Wizard (PRNINST.EXE) starts automatically. Follow on-screen instructions. In one of the steps, you can select the port, where you connect your printer.
[en] NOTE: You can close the Printer Installation Wizard and run Add Printer Wizard from your Windows (Printers & scanners section) to install the NiceDriver for your thermal printer. But we strongly recommend that you use included Printer Installation Wizard to install Loftware drivers.
[en] To install the driver for printer to USB port:
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[en] Start USB printer installation without your printer connected to your computer.
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[en] Connect and turn on your USB printer when the installation wizard prompts you.
[en] When installing a USB printer, PrnInst automatically detects the connected printer using its Plug and Play ID.
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[en] PrnInst will take you to the final stage of the printer driver installation process. Printer option window appears.
[en] If the printer driver for the connected printer is already installed, PrnInst offers you to update it. Click Next to proceed to printer driver update.
[en] If a driver does not recognize the printer Plug and Play ID, the Select Printer window appears
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[en] Click Next after selecting your printer model. PrnInst will take you to the final stage of the printer driver installation process. The printer options window opens.
[en] You can also pre-install Loftware Printer Drivers to your computer, so Windows finds drivers automatically.
[en] To preinstall drivers, do the following:
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[en] Download the driver installation for your printer brand name.
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[en] Place the downloaded self-extractable file in a temporary directory and run it to start the setup procedure. The printer installation files extract to folder C:\Loftware Printer Drivers\. If this folder does not exist, the installation creates it. You can delete it after the installation.
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[en] The Printer Installation Wizard (PRNINST.EXE) starts automatically. Cancel the installation.
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[en] Run the PRNINST with the command-line parameter to preinstall drivers on the current machine:
[en] PRNINST.EXE /PREINSTALL=c:\Loftware Printer Drivers\<printer_brand>\<printer_brand>.inf
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[en] You can use the same extracted files to pre-install drivers on other machines.
[en] For more information about PrnInst command-parameters command-line options.