==================================================================== begin == October, 2019 NEC Corporation NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL Printer Software for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) operating system, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) operating system ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for purchasing our product NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL Printer Software. This document provides information about the installation/uninstallation procedures for NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL PrinterSoftware. Please refer to a websites about OS which corresponds. Carefully read "README.TXT" in each folder to make right use of the printer software and the utility software. ============================================================================= Table of Contents ============================================================================= - Installation/Uninstallation Procedures - - Before Installation/Uninstallation - 1. Applicable Utility Disk 2. Precautions for Installation 3. Precautions for Uninstallation - Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 - 1. Installation 1.1 Installation using [cdfe.exe] 2. Uninstallation - Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 - 1. Installation 1.1 Installation using [cdfe.exe] 2. Uninstallation - Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 - 1. Installation 1.1 Installation using Hot Plug (USB) 1.2 Installation using [cdfe.exe] 2. Uninstallation - Windows Server 2003 - 1. Installation 1.1 Installation using Hot Plug (USB) 1.2 Installation using [cdfe.exe] 2. Uninstallation - Registered Trademark, Trademark and Copyright - ============================================================================= - Installation/Uninstallation Procedures - ============================================================================= - Before Installation/Uninstallation - 1. Applicable Printer Driver ------------------------------ You can find this NPDL Printer Driver in the following folder of the decompressed file. - Windows 10 (64bit)/Windows 8.1 (64bit)/Windows 8 (64bit)/ Windows 7 (64bit)/Windows Vista (64bit)/Windows Server 2019/ Windows Server 2016/Windows Server 2012 R2/Windows Server 2012/ Windows Server 2008 R2/Windows Server 2008 (64bit)/ Windows Server 2003 (64bit) Printer Driver Japanese version : \Drivers\Win_x64\Japanese Printer Driver Japanese version : \Drivers\Win_x64\English - Windows 10 (32bit)/Windows 8.1 (32bit)/Windows 8 (32bit)/ Windows 7 (32bit)/Windows Vista (32bit)/Windows Server 2008 (32bit)/ Windows Server 2003 (32bit) Printer Driver Japanese version : \Drivers\Win_x86\Japanese Printer Driver English version : \Drivers\Win_x86\English 2. Precautions for Installation --------------------------------- - Close all applications running on your PC before starting installation program. - Installation is not executable when other users are logging on your PC. Log off other users and start the installation. 3. Precautions for Uninstallation ----------------------------------- - Uninstallation is not executable when other users are logging on your PC. Log off other users and start the uninstallation. - Uninstallation is not executable when the property dialog of the printer is displayed, or during a printing job with the MultiWriter 4700. Close the property dialog, and execute uninstallation after the printing job is complete. ============================================================================= - Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 - 1. Installation ----------------- Follow these steps to install NPDL printer software. 1.1 Installation with [cdfe.exe] 1) [Start] is selected, and it is selected to [Run] from [Windows System]. The dialog box of [Run] will be displayed. 2) Directly enter the drive name where the downloaded printer software was decompressed, backslash (\), the folder name where the printer software was decompressed and "\cdfe" into the [Open], and click [OK]. When the [User Account Control] dialog box is displayed, [Yes] is clicked. The printer software installation menu starts. Please install it according to the guide of the screen. 2. Uninstallation ------------------- Follow these steps to uninstall NPDL printer software. 1) Select [Devices and Printers]. 2) Click the printer icon in the [Devices and Printers] folder, and select [Remove device] menu to delete it. 3) Click any of the icons displayed in [Printers and Faxes] in the [Devices and Printers] folder and select [Print server properties]. [Print server properties] window displayed. 4) Click the [Drivers] tab to open it. 5) When the [Change Driver Settings] button is displayed, click it. When the [User Account Control] dialog box is displayed, [Yes] is clicked. 6) Select a driver to delete from the [Drivers] tab and click the [Remove...] button. 7) Select [Remove driver and driver package] and click the [OK] button. 8) When the driver is in use, a message appears and the driver package may not be able to be deleted. In such case, reboot the computer and try to delete again. 9) Restart the computer. Then the uninstallation process is complete. ============================================================================= - Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 - 1. Installation ----------------- Follow these steps to install NPDL printer software. 1.1 Installation with [cdfe.exe] 1) OS is started up, [Start] is selected, and it is selected to [Run] from [Accessories] of [All Programs]. The dialog box of [Run] will be displayed. 2) Directly enter the drive name where the downloaded printer software was decompressed, backslash (\), the folder name where the printer software was decompressed and "\cdfe" into the [Open], and click [OK]. When the [User Account Control] dialog box is displayed, [Yes] is clicked. The printer software installation menu starts. Please install it according to the guide of the screen. 2. Uninstallation ------------------- Follow these steps to uninstall NPDL printer software. 1) Select [Devices and Printers] from [Start] menu, 2) Click the printer icon in the [Devices and Printers] folder, and select [Remove device] menu to delete it. 3) Click any of the icons displayed in [Printers and Faxes] in the [Devices and Printers] folder and select [Print server properties]. [Print server properties] window displayed. 4) Click the [Drivers] tab to open it. 5) When the [Change Driver Settings] button is displayed, click it. When the [User Account Control] dialog box is displayed, [Yes] is clicked. 6) Select a driver to delete from the [Drivers] tab and click the [Remove...] button. 7) Select [Remove driver and driver package] and click the [OK] button. 8) When the driver is in use, a message appears and the driver package may not be able to be deleted. In such case, reboot the computer and try to delete again. 9) Restart the computer. Then the uninstallation process is complete. ============================================================================= - Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 - 1. Installation ----------------- Follow these steps to install NPDL printer software. 1.1 Installation using Hot Plug (USB) To use the printer as a shared USB printer, you can execute installation with Hot Plug. 1) Start the OS. 2) Turn on the MultiWriter 4700. 3) Plug the USB cable into the USB interface connector of the MultiWriter 4700. 4) Plug the USB cable into the USB interface connector of your PC, the USB device driver is installed. After the installation, dialog box of [Found New Hardware] will be displayed. 5) Click [Locate and install driver software (recommended)]. When the [User Account Control] dialog box is displayed, [Continue] is clicked. The [Found New Hardware] wizard appears. 6) Click [Don't search online]. It is displayed [Insert the disc that came with your NEC MultiWriter 4700]. 7) Click [I don't have the disc. Show me other options]. The dialog box of [Windows couldn't find driver software for your device] will be displayed. 8) Click [Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)]. 9) Directly enter the drive name where the downloaded printer software was decompressed, backslash (\), the folder name where the printer software was decompressed and "\Drivers\Win_x86\English" for 32 bit. "\Drivers\Win_x64\English" for 64 bit. Then, click [Next]. If the [Windows Security] dialog box appears, click [Install this driver software anyway]. 10) The message will appear in the dialog box of [Found New Hardware] Wizard indicating that necessary software has been installed. Click [Close]. 1.2 Installation with [cdfe.exe] To execute installation without Plug & Play or to use the printer as a network printer, follow the procedure below: 1) Start the OS. 2) Click [Start]. 3) Directly enter the drive name where the downloaded printer software was decompressed, backslash (\), the folder name where the printer software was decompressed and "\cdfe" into the [Start Search], and Press [Enter] key. When the [User Account Control] dialog box is displayed, [Allow] is clicked. The printer software installation menu starts. Please install it according to the guide of the screen. 2. Uninstallation ------------------- Follow these steps to uninstall NPDL printer software. 1) Select [Control Panel] from [Start] menu, and click [Printer] from [Hardware and Sound]. The folder of [Printer] will be displayed. 2) Right-Click [NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL] icon in [Printer] folder, and select [Delete] from menu. When the [User Account Control] dialog box is displayed, [Continue] is clicked. The message of "Are you sure you want to delete the printer 'NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL'?" will be displayed. 3) Click [Yes]. [NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL] icon will be deleted. 4) Right-Click in [Printer] folder and select [Run as administrator]. Click [Server Properties...]. * When [Run as administrator] doesn't exist in the menu, [Server Properties...] is clicked. 5) When the [User Account Control] dialog box is displayed, [Continue] is clicked. [Print Server Properties] will be displayed. 6) [Drivers] tab of [Print Server Properties] is clicked. 7) [Remove...] is clicked clicking [NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL] of the [Installed printer drivers]. 8) Because the dialog box of [Remove Driver And Package] is displayed, that [Remove driver and driver package] is selected, and [OK] is clicked. 9) "Deleting this printer driver package will remove it from the system. Are you sure you want to delete NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL?" the message click [Yes] because it is displayed. Afterwards, the message is displayed, saying that "Driver package information collected". 10) The [Delete] is clicked. * Please do over again from OS is reactivated, and procedure 4) in the state of gray being displayed to the [Delete]. 11) Because the message is displayed, [OK] is clicked, saying that [Driver package deleted]. 12) It is confirmed that [NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL] was deleted from the [Installed printer drivers], and clicks shutting [Close]. Then the uninstallation process is complete. ============================================================================= - Windows Server 2003 - 1. Installation -------------------- Follow these steps to install NPDL printer software. 1.1 Installation using Hot Plug (USB) To use the printer as a shared USB printer, you can execute installation with Hot Plug. 1) Start OS. 2) Turn on the MultiWriter 4700. 3) Plug the USB cable into the USB interface connector of the MultiWriter 4700. 4) Plug the USB cable into the USB interface connector of your PC, and the USB device driver is installed. After the installation, [Found New Hardware Wizard] is displayed, your PC manually starts the printer driver installation. 5) Select [Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)], and click [Next >]. The sheet for selecting search method will be displayed. 6) Select [Don't search. I will choose the driver to install.], and click [Next >]. If the sheet for selecting hardware category is displayed, proceed on to the procedure 7). If the sheet is for selecting printer, proceed on to 8). 7) Select [Printers] from [Hardware Type.] menu, and click [Next >]. Then, the sheet for selecting printer will be displayed. 8) Click [Have Disk...]. The dialog box of [Install From Disk] will be displayed. 9) Directly enter the drive name where the downloaded printer software was decompressed, backslash (\), the folder name where the printer software was decompressed and "\Drivers\Win_x86\English" for 32 bit. of [Copy manufacturer's file from], and click [OK]. Then, [NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL] is added into the sheet for selecting printer. 10) Select [NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL] from the sheet, and click [Next >]. As the dialog box of [Hardware Installation] is displayed, click [Continue Anyway]. 11) The message will appear in the dialog box of [Found New Hardware Wizard] indicating that necessary software has been installed. Click [Finish]. 1.2 Installation using [cdfe.exe] To execute installation without Plug & Play or to use the printer as a network printer, follow the procedure below: 1) Start OS. 2) Click [Start]. 3) Select [Run...] from [Start] menu. The dialog box of [Run] will be displayed. 4) Directly enter the drive name where the downloaded printer software was decompressed, backslash (\), the folder name where the printer software was decompressed and "\cdfe" in sequence into the text box to indicate the drive name, and click [OK]. Then, the installation menu of the printer software will come up. Start the installation according to the onscreen instructions. 2. Uninstallation ------------------- Follow these steps to uninstall NPDL printer software. 1) Select [Printers and Faxes] from [Start] menu. The folder of [Printers and Faxes] will be displayed. 2) Click [NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL] icon in [Printers and Faxes] folder, and select [Delete] in [File] menu. The message of "Are you sure you want to delete the printer 'NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL'?" will be displayed. 3) Click [Yes]. Printer Driver is deleted. Then the uninstallation process is complete. ============================================================================= - Registered Trademark, Trademark and Copyright - - "NEC" and "NEC logo" are the registered trademarks of NEC Corporation. - "Microsoft", "Windows", "Windows Vista", "Windows Server" are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. - "MULTIWRITER" is the registered trademark of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Other product and company names are the Registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (C) NEC Corporation 1996-2001 (C) 2001-2019 Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. =============================================================================