Install a Generic Printer
Posted: Fri 08 Jan, 2021 2:46 pm
Occasionally when installing EstLite on a brand new computer you will encounter a message informing you that a printer driver is required. This is fixed either by installing an actual printer, or by installing a virtual printer by following the steps below:
Press the Windows logo on your keyboard, or click the Windows icon in the lower-left of your screen to open the Start Menu. There, search for "Control Panel." Once it appears in the search results, just click its icon.
Click Devices and Printers
Click Add a printer
Click the button "The printer that I want isn't listed."
The select "Add a Local Printer or network printer with manual settings" and click Next
Choose Manufacturer - Generic and Printer - Generic/Text Only
Click Finish
Click Next
Choose "Do not share this Printer"
Press the Windows logo on your keyboard, or click the Windows icon in the lower-left of your screen to open the Start Menu. There, search for "Control Panel." Once it appears in the search results, just click its icon.
Click Finish