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How to Start the Add Printer Wizard at a Command Prompt

Article ID: 177076

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to start the Add Printer wizard at a command prompt.

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To start the Add Printer wizard at a command prompt, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
  2. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

    rundll32.exe sysdm.cpl,InstallDevice_Rundll printer

    NOTE: This command line is case sensitive. You should type the line exactly as shown.

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