Chapter . Solve Printing Problems

One of the most common complaints I’ve heard about both Boot Camp and virtualization software is that users have trouble making certain printers work properly, even though they work fine on the same computer in Mac OS X. Because there are so many kinds of computers, and so many different ways to attach them to a Mac, I can’t provide solutions to every potential printing problem. However, in my experience, most problems can be resolved by trying the following tips (in this order):

  • Install the correct printer driver: Mac OS X includes drivers for lots of printers, and so does Windows. However, because new printers are being released all the time, the correct driver is not necessarily built into your operating system; ...

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