Printer Setup
When it comes to printing, Microsoft got Plug and Play right. If you had a printer connected to your computer and powered up during Windows setup, it should have been detected and installed automatically at that time. In addition, Windows checks for new locally attached printers whenever a Computer Administrator or Power User-level user is logged on, and by default, on workgroup networks, it also periodically scans the network for shared printers, and automatically creates printer icons for these printers as well. So, in most cases, you should be able to print from Windows applications without having to lift a proverbial finger.
In an ideal world, then, there would be no need for a chapter on printer setup and management. However, ...
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