******************************************************************************* README file for: LAN-Fax Driver (M1) for Windows 2000/XP/Server2003/VISTA Sep. 18, 2007 Version 1.50 Copyright (c) 2001-2007 RICOH COMPANY, LTD. All rights reserved. All brand names and product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. ******************************************************************************* This README file has the following sections: (I) Introduction (II) Installation i) Installing the LAN-Fax driver in Windows 2000/XP/Server2003/VISTA ii) Uninstalling the LAN-Fax driver from Windows 2000/XP/Server2003/VISTA (III) Application notes (I) Introduction ================ This file describes how to set up your LAN-Fax driver and contains the most up- to-date information that was available at the time of the software's release. Please see the application notes section for details of known limitations. For information on the LAN-Fax driver settings and features, please check the Help file. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (II) Installation ================= The LAN-Fax driver is provided on a CD-ROM. The procedure to install and remove the driver is shown below. If a previous version of the driver has already been installed on your computer, you must remove that version before installing this driver. i) Installing the LAN-Fax driver in Windows 2000/XP/Server2003/VISTA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Point to "Settings" in the "Start" menu, and then click "Printers". 2. Double-click the "Add Printer" icon in the "Printers" folder. Select "My Computer" or "Local Printer", and then click "Next". 3. Select a printer port, and then click "Next". 4. Click "Have Disk" and browse the DRIVERS\WIN2K_XP\<language>\DISK1 folder on the CD, where "<language>" is the folder of the appropriate language. 5. Select the INF file, and then click "OK". 6. Select a printer model in the list of available printers, and then click "OK". 7. Check the printer name, and then click "Next". 8. Click "Next", and then click "Finish". ii) Uninstalling the LAN-Fax driver from Windows 2000/XP/Server2003/VISTA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Close all applications. 2. Point to "Settings" in the "Start" menu, and then click "Printers". 3. Select the printer you wish to uninstall. 4. Press the "Delete" key. 5. Restart your computer. (III) Application notes =============================== 1. When you choose to print more than one sheet at a time from Microsoft Excel, the LAN-Fax dialog box may appear multiple times. 2. With some display drivers, the desktop screen may not be displayed clearly when you print with the LAN-Fax driver. To solve this problem, change the display settings on the "Display Properties" of the "Control Panel". 3. When the LAN-Fax dialog box is shown on the computer screen, some applications' windows may not be redrawn. 4. When the LAN-Fax dialog box is shown on the computer screen, some applications' status may become "not responding". 5. Some documents may cause a general protection fault when printing. 6. Some display drivers may cause the document to print incorrectly. 7. The colors on the printed document may differ from the colors on the computer screen. 8. Registering print related device drivers in the config.sys file may cause the document to print incorrectly. 9. The hatching pattern on a printed document may look different from one on the computer screen. 10. With some applications, some graphics objects may not print correctly. 11. When you print multiple copies of non-collated document form Microsoft Word 2002, the document may not be printed correctly. 12. Windows Vista does not support the help format used in previous versions of Windows. Please download the legacy help application WinHlp32.exe from Microsoft. If help is clicked on a driver that doesn't have the Vista help modules, a prompt will be displayed with a link to WinHlp32.exe.Download Driver Pack
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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.
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