Post Script Driver

SYSTEM
Dell 8100 Laptop with OEM WinXP Home
Printers installed:
Brother HL-1250 Laser Printer
Canon S900 Inkjet

Software
Adobe Writer Version 4.05

I'm trying to get ACROBAT DISTILLER working on my Laptop since my desktop is
going into storage for 1 year+. I need to Print to Acrobat Distiller.
Distiller is 'grayed' out.

When trying to install Distiller using the Adobe CD, it says that I need a
Windows 2000 Post Script Driver that is available with any Postscript
printer. There in is the problem. Apparently my printers don't have such a
driver and I cannot find any such driver to install.

Where can I find a Post Script driver and how is such a driver installed?

TIA

Mellowed

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 18:12:17 +0000, Mellowed wrote:

>
> SYSTEM
> Dell 8100 Laptop with OEM WinXP Home
> Printers installed:
> Brother HL-1250 Laser Printer
> Canon S900 Inkjet
>
> Software
> Adobe Writer Version 4.05
>
> I'm trying to get ACROBAT DISTILLER working on my Laptop since my desktop is
> going into storage for 1 year+. I need to Print to Acrobat Distiller.
> Distiller is 'grayed' out.
>
> When trying to install Distiller using the Adobe CD, it says that I need a
> Windows 2000 Post Script Driver that is available with any Postscript
> printer. There in is the problem. Apparently my printers don't have such a
> driver and I cannot find any such driver to install.
>
> Where can I find a Post Script driver and how is such a driver installed?
>
> TIA

Did you look here?
http://software.canon-europe.com/Pri...rs/S900609.asp
Or here?
http://solutions.brother.com/hl1200/...rs1250.html#xp

--
Parko
Registered Linux User #339345
Getting rooted...

Parko

The HL-1250 driver is the same one that is already loaded. The Canon driver
seems to be a later version and I just downloaded it. I'll give it a try
and see what happens.

If you know of a specific Post Script driver it would be much appriciated.




"Parko" <> wrote in message
news...
> On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 18:12:17 +0000, Mellowed wrote:
>
> >
> > SYSTEM
> > Dell 8100 Laptop with OEM WinXP Home
> > Printers installed:
> > Brother HL-1250 Laser Printer
> > Canon S900 Inkjet
> >
> > Software
> > Adobe Writer Version 4.05
> >
> > I'm trying to get ACROBAT DISTILLER working on my Laptop since my
desktop is
> > going into storage for 1 year+. I need to Print to Acrobat Distiller.
> > Distiller is 'grayed' out.
> >
> > When trying to install Distiller using the Adobe CD, it says that I need
a
> > Windows 2000 Post Script Driver that is available with any Postscript
> > printer. There in is the problem. Apparently my printers don't have
such a
> > driver and I cannot find any such driver to install.
> >
> > Where can I find a Post Script driver and how is such a driver
installed?
> >
> > TIA
>
> Did you look here?
> http://software.canon-europe.com/Pri...rs/S900609.asp
> Or here?
> http://solutions.brother.com/hl1200/...rs1250.html#xp
>
> --
> Parko
> Registered Linux User #339345
> Getting rooted...

Mellowed

I downloaded the Canon file. It unzips, now what. I look in Device manager
for Printers, nothing there. No reference anywhere for drivers.

I'm new to XP. How do you update drivers??


"Parko" <> wrote in message
news...
> On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 18:12:17 +0000, Mellowed wrote:
>
> >
> > SYSTEM
> > Dell 8100 Laptop with OEM WinXP Home
> > Printers installed:
> > Brother HL-1250 Laser Printer
> > Canon S900 Inkjet
> >
> > Software
> > Adobe Writer Version 4.05
> >
> > I'm trying to get ACROBAT DISTILLER working on my Laptop since my
desktop is
> > going into storage for 1 year+. I need to Print to Acrobat Distiller.
> > Distiller is 'grayed' out.
> >
> > When trying to install Distiller using the Adobe CD, it says that I need
a
> > Windows 2000 Post Script Driver that is available with any Postscript
> > printer. There in is the problem. Apparently my printers don't have
such a
> > driver and I cannot find any such driver to install.
> >
> > Where can I find a Post Script driver and how is such a driver
installed?
> >
> > TIA
>
> Did you look here?
> http://software.canon-europe.com/Pri...rs/S900609.asp
> Or here?
> http://solutions.brother.com/hl1200/...rs1250.html#xp
>
> --
> Parko
> Registered Linux User #339345
> Getting rooted...

Mellowed

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:10:24 +0000, Mellowed wrote:

>
> I downloaded the Canon file. It unzips, now what. I look in Device manager
> for Printers, nothing there. No reference anywhere for drivers.
>
> I'm new to XP. How do you update drivers??
>
>
Double click on the unzipped *.exe file you downloaded.

--
Parko
Registered Linux User #339345
Got rooted.

Parko

Thanks for trying Parko. That did not solve the problem and the computer
still thinks I need a Post Script Driver.


"Parko" <> wrote in message
news...
> On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:10:24 +0000, Mellowed wrote:
>
> >
> > I downloaded the Canon file. It unzips, now what. I look in Device
manager
> > for Printers, nothing there. No reference anywhere for drivers.
> >
> > I'm new to XP. How do you update drivers??
> >
> >
> Double click on the unzipped *.exe file you downloaded.
>
> --
> Parko
> Registered Linux User #339345
> Got rooted.

Mellowed

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 22:41:49 +0000, Mellowed wrote:

>
> Thanks for trying Parko. That did not solve the problem and the computer
> still thinks I need a Post Script Driver.
>
>
No worries. If you just want to create files in PDF format OpenOffice.org
1.1 will do the trick nicely. Free too.

http://www.openoffice.org/
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Parko
Registered Linux User #339345
Defenestrate Windows!
http://www.parko-polishes.com/

Parko

I found a Post Script Driver on the Adobe site. Downloaded it, installed
it, and it solved the problem.

Thanks again for your suggestions.


"Parko" <> wrote in message
news...
> On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:10:24 +0000, Mellowed wrote:
>
> >
> > I downloaded the Canon file. It unzips, now what. I look in Device
manager
> > for Printers, nothing there. No reference anywhere for drivers.
> >
> > I'm new to XP. How do you update drivers??
> >
> >
> Double click on the unzipped *.exe file you downloaded.
>
> --
> Parko
> Registered Linux User #339345
> Got rooted.

Mellowed

Howdy!

"Mellowed" <> wrote in message
news:5iROc.21358$ ink.net...

> Where can I find a Post Script driver and how is such a driver installed?

Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Printers --> Add
Printer --> Local Connection --> To File --> Use "Apple" for the
Manufacturer and "LaserWriter 8500" (or almost any other LaserWriter for
that matter ... ).

Problem solved, files needed copied in from XP install CD, and
Distiller is mucho happy.

RwP

Ralph W. Phillips