Installing HP 960c in Win XP Home Via Parallel Port

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> "Joe D." <JoeD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > I'm upgrading my Dell Dimension 8100 with a new hard disk and I'm doing a
> > clean install of Windows XP Home w/SP2 (upgrading from Win Me). I have an
> > HP
> > 960c Deskjet printer that I would like to reinstall via the computer's
> > parallel port after I install Windows XP and get it up and running.
> >
> > Hewlett-Packard has a full-featured driver for the HP 960c that I would
> > like
> > to download and install rather than the version Windows XP may have
> > available
> > for the printer.
> >
> > My question: What is the proper sequence of steps to follow (i.e., when
> > should the printer be hooked up and connected to the parallel port,
> > Windows
> > restarted, the HP driver installed, etc.) to properly install the printer
> > from HP's XP driver?
> >
> > Thanks for any advice,
> >
> > Joe D.
> >
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