Printing Instructions for Windows Vista

  • Click Start -> Control Panel -> Printer

  • On the top toolbar, click "Add a Printer" as shown highlighted below

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  • Select "Add Network Wireless or Bluetooth Printer"

  • Windows will start searing for available printers. Click "The Printer that I want isn't listed"

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  • Select "Select a shared printer by name"
    • Enter "http://cups.csail.mit.edu:631/printers/printer_name" and hit next

For a list of all public printers see The public Printers Listing Page

For example, to install the printer "xerox2" enter "http://cups.csail.mit.edu:631/printers/xerox2" as shown below

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  • Select your printer driver, or if not listed, click have disk and browse to your driver.

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  • Click OK and Vista will finish the install

-- JasonDorfman - 31 Aug 2007