Download and Install the Global Print Driver (GPD)
- Product support for
- DocuColor 242/252/260
- Article ID
- KB0033167
- Published
- 2015-07-24
NOTE: This solution assumes that the correct Global Print Driver for this product and the OS being used has been downloaded and extracted to a known location on the hard drive. If necessary, click on the [Drivers & Downloads] link on this window to download the print driver
When the download is complete, find the downloaded file and double-click on it.
Follow the prompts and select [Install] to extract the print driver files to your local hard drive under C:\\Xerox\\GPD-xxxxxxxxxx.
When the extraction is complete, the Add a Printer wizard will start automatically. Click on [Add a Local Printer].
Choose a printer Port, select the printer Port from this list, and then click [Next].
NOTE: If a Standard TCP/IP Port is not already in the list, you can:Click on [Create a new Port].
For Type of Port, select [Standard TCP/IP Port], and then click [Next].
Enter the IP address of the printer in the field provided.
Click to uncheck the [Query the printer and automatically select the printer to use] option.
Click [Next] and wait a few minutes for Windows to proceed. If a message is displayed saying that additional port information is required, and you are confident that the IP address you entered is correct, click [Next].
When prompted to install the printer driver, click on [Have Disk].
Click [Browse].
Select the [C: drive] (labeled something like SYSTEM (C:)) from the Look In menu.
Double-click on the [Xerox] folder.
Double-click on the [GPD-xxxxxxxxxx] folder.
Click to highlight the [.inf] file and then click on [Open].
Click on [OK].
Select the [Xerox Global Print Driver] from the list and click [Next].
If prompted, select to [Replace the current driver]. and click [Next].
Enter a name for the printer, such as Xerox Global Print Driver (this can be anything you want it to be, limited by Windows 7 naming convention only), and then click [Next].
Select [Do Not Share] unless this computer will be used as a Print Server, and then click [Next].
If necessary, click on [Print a Test Page].
If required, set this printer to be your default printer and then click on [Finish].