Printer installation procedures for WordPerfect products, including
WordPerfect 5.1, PlanPerfect 5.1, DrawPerfect 1.1 and LetterPerfect 1.0.
To install a printer driver from the floppy disk for the Stylus 800,
Epson LQ-570, LQ-1070, LQ-870, LQ-1170, ActionPrinter 5000 or
ActionPrinter 5500, do the following from within the software:
1. Insert the disk containing the WordPerfect printer drivers for
the Epson printers into a free disk drive.
2. Press Print (Shift-F7) to display the Print menu.
3. Choose Select Printer (s) to display the list of current printer
selections.
4. Choose Additional Printers (2) which displays a list of printers
currently located in the Printer Files directory (refer to
Setup:Location of Files for information on the Printer Files
directory).
5. Choose Other Disk (2) to specify a different disk drive from which
printer files will be selected.
6. Type the letter of the disk drive which contains the Epson printer
drivers (from step 1), followed by a colon, then press Enter
(example: a:<Enter>).
7. Highlight the appropriate Epson printer and press Enter or choose
Select (1) to select the printer.
8. A default name will be displayed for the .PRS file to be created.
You can accept this name by pressing Enter or specify another name
and then press Enter.
9. As the .PRS file is created, the Printer Helps and Hints screen is
displayed along with a message indicating that fonts are being
updated/added to the .PRS file.
10. After reading the Printer Helps and Hints, press Exit (F7) to exit
the help screen and continue to the Select Printer:Edit menu. Here
you can set specific options about the printer (see the reference
section in your manual under the heading Printer, Edit for more
information).
11. Press Exit (F7) to return to the Select Printer menu. You may now
press Select (1) to select the printer as your default printer.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.