/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// - Star TSP828L - Readme file 2009/12/04 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Thank you very much for purchasing Star TSP828L. This README file contains the following sections: 1. Installation for Windows 2. How to Uninstall Completely for Windows 2000/XP 3. Notification: Uninstallation under Windows Vista/7 4. Silent Installations 5. Silent Uninstallations 6. Software evaluation environment 7. Release History ============================ 1. Installation for Windows ============================ - Please execute installation of driver software from this CD after ending all other applications. - PC reboot might be required after installation of driver software depending on the environment for usage. *PC might be forcibly rebooted in silent installation. ===================================================== 2. How to Uninstall Completely for Windows 2000/XP ===================================================== Complete unisntallation deletes all files which install from this CD. Note: In case of using Star USB Vendor Class Driver or other Star Printers, please do not do "uninstall completely" because those devices use same modules, if delete all modules, Star Printers cannot work correctly. <Win2K, WinXP> 1. Power OFF the printer. 2. Execute uninstaller to add two command line options as followings. D:\Win\Setup.exe /X /V"ALLDELETE=1" or you can execute complete uninstall with bat file. D:\Win\Sub\AllDelete_x86.bat 3. After finish to uninstall files, reboot PC. "D" is current CD-ROM drive. ======================================================== 3. Notification: Uninstallation under Windows Vista/7 ======================================================== Please take care following points when uninstall software under Windows Vista/7. - StarMicronics folder In some cases, even execute uninstaller, following folder do not delete. [Start Menu] -> [All Programs] -> [StarMicronics] C:\Program Files\StarMicronics It is no problem even that folder do not delete. In case you need to delete, please delete folder after to check no files under that folder. - Language Monitor, USB Vendor Class Driver Language Monitor and USB Vendor Class Driver files will not be deleted after execute uninstallation. Because of system requirements, Microsoft does not recommend to delete such files. <Language Monitor> C:\WINDOWS\System32\smjlmhost2.dll <USB Vendor Class Driver> C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\SMJUSB.SYS C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\SMJUSBCOM.SYS C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriveStore\FileRepository\smjusbcom.inf_xxxx (*1) (*1): xxxx: Arbitrary character string "C": Drive letter which you use. ======================== 4. Silent Installations ======================== Silent Installtion allows you to use a file to predefined all the answers that you would normally supply to the setup program interactively; this provides you with the ability to script the installation of multiple PCs. you can run the command as follows: Note: When "Silent installation" is executed in the Win2K/XP, PC might be rebooted. Please execute "Silent installation" after ending all other applications in the Win2K/XP. Windows Vista/7: Please execute command prompt as administlator. <Win2K, WinXP, Vista 32bit, Win7 32bit> [Driver] D:\Win\Setup.exe /s /v"/qn" [Manual] D:\Win\Setup_for_Manual.exe /s /v"/qn" <Vista 64bit, Win7 64bit> [Driver] D:\Win\Setup_x64.exe /s /v"/qn" [Manual] D:\Win\Setup_for_Manual_x64.exe /s /v"/qn" "D" is current CD-ROM drive. =============================== 5. Silent Uninstallations =============================== Silent Uninstallation is uninstallation that no on-screeen messages will be displayed at any time during the execution of the Silent Uninstallation. you can run the command as follows: Windows Vista/7: Please execute command prompt as administlator. <Win2K, WinXP, Vista 32bit, Win7 32bit> [Driver] msiexec.exe /qn /x {A9D76ED4-264E-4AE5-9BAE-65640F9F558F} [Manual] msiexec.exe /qn /x {31F436F5-A0F3-4870-B351-467E05B764BB} <Vista 64bit, Win7 64bit> [Driver] msiexec.exe /qn /x {BDEFF0F9-6055-4ADF-A551-0564A29ECB38} [Manual] msiexec.exe /qn /x {5FDD6DDE-57F0-4721-930F-D3651153700A} =================================== 6. Software evaluation environment =================================== Our software is evaluated in the following environments. <PC> - Windows/Linux CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40GHz RAM : 2GB HDD : 250GB - Mac(Intel) CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz RAM : 512MB HDD : 60GB - Mac(PowerPC) CPU : PowerPC G4 466MHz RAM : 192MB HDD : 130GB <Windows> - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 - Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 (32bit) - Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise (32bit) - Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise (64bit) - Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (32bit) - Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (64bit) <Linux> - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop <Mac> - Mac OS X 10.4 (PowerPC) - Mac OS X 10.4 (Intel) - Mac OS X 10.5 (Intel) =================== 7. Release History =================== 12/15/2005 Ver.1.0 Initial Release 02/28/2006 Ver.1.1 Added "Status Monitor" function of printer driver for Windows 2000/XP Added printer driver for Linux Added hardware manual (Italian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese) 04/17/2006 Ver.1.2 Added paper sizes of printer driver for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP 12/04/2009 Ver.3.0 Support for Windows Vista and 7. Deleted the 98SE/Me Drivers. Updated the CUPS Drivers for linux/Mac.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.
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