1. Installing or replacing a CD-ROM or RW drive
2. Installing a network printer - 2005
3. Installing a network printer - 2003
4. Reformatting your computer
5. Installing a USB 2 PCI card under Windows 98 to 2000

Go to this site (http://www.xvsxp.com/) which does a complete comparison of MacOSX and Windows XP.

in Mac
source: personal experience March 2003

Checks and settings

In Windows 98

• four bullet points listed

In Windows XP

From Start select Control Panel . Follow the steps for Windows 98, ...

Checks and settings

None needed

(Blue and White G3, Mac OSX 10.2, Toast and LG brand CD-RW)

in Mac OSX 10.4.2:
source: personal experience

Attempt 1.

1.The print dialogue box does not give a "add printer" option.
2. Go to Start > Control Panels> Printers and faxes
3. Right click > Add printer > Wizard opens
4. Select "local printer attached to this printer" and check the box "Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer" and then Next
(info at bottom of box says " to set up a network printer that is not attached to a print server, use the "Local Printer" option which is the option applying to me)
5. Windows looks for but cannot find a printer (the printer is online and working because it has been set up using a Mac OSX machine, as above, on the same subnet)
6. Click Next to install printer manually
7. Create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP port and choose next and next in the following screen
8. Add an appropriate printer name and click Next
9. Next screen says "The device is not found on the network. Be sure that .......etc"
10. Ignore previous screen and go on to manually select the driver manually.
11. Click through next few screens and try to print a text page.
12. Test page does not print, select Troubleshoot, Help and Support Center (sic)comes up.
13. Give up in frustration when confronted with wide range of questions in help

Attempt 2. using different step 4.

1.The print dialogue box does not give a "add printer" option.
2. Go to Start > Control Panels> Printers and faxes
3. Right click > Add printer > Wizard opens
4. Select network printer and then Browse for a printer, click next
5. Dialogue box says "When the list of printers appears, select the one you want to use" but no printer appears
6. Check that the PC is connecting to the network. It is. Give up in frustration.

In the print dialogue box select "Add printer"
The next screen automatically shows all printers available (via Appletalk)
Click on printer I want to use, then click add.
OSX configures the printer (depending on the printer there are manually selectable options)
Print.

in Mac OSX
source: personal experience

1. select Start, Settings, Printers (or Printers and Faxes), then click on the Add a printer icon under "Printer Tasks".
2. At the first Add Printer Wizard screen, click Next. You will be asked if the printer is a Local or Network Printer. Select Local printer attached to this computer, uncheck the box next to Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer, then click Next.
3. At the "Select a Printer Port" window, select "Create a new port". Click on the downward-pointing arrow and select "Standard TCP/IP Port" from the drop-down list. Click Next.
4. When the "Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard" starts, click Next. Enter the Host Name from the table above as the Printer name. Type in the port name of the printer in the following format:
   Host Name + : + Queue Name
   Be sure to note that the characters that follow the underline in the queue name are the letter 'L' in lowercase followed by the number '1'. Use the Host Name and Queue Name from the table above. For example, the name of the printer in the xxxx lab would be:
   print.itc.kjkj.ffff:xxxx
   Click Next.
5. Another window will pop up saying "Additional Port Information Required". In the Device Type section, click on the downward-pointing arrow to the right of "Generic Network Card" and select the printer from the drop-down list. Click Next. To complete the "Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port" Wizard, click Finish.
6. After a minute or two, you will be returned to the Add Printer Wizard. Instead of selecting a manufacturer, select Have Disk. When the "Install From Disk" window pops up, select Browse.
7. Browse to the directory in which you unzipped your printer driver files. If you selected the defaults, that will be C:lj1138. Select the file "xxxxx" and click Open. Click OK at the "Install From Disk" window.
8. Select the printer driver and click Next. When asked to Name your Printer, type in a name that indicates the type and location of the printer such as "xxxx". This will help you choose the correct printer the next time you print in this particular lab. Click Next.
9. At the Print Test Page window, be sure to select "No" in response to the question "Do you want to print a test page?" and click Next. Click "Finish" to complete the Add Printer Wizard.
   
10. Now that the printer is installed, you need to make some additional changes to print over the network. In the Printers dialog box, put the mouse cursor over the printer icon for the printer you just added and click the right mouse button. Select Properties.
    Click on the "General" tab at the top. Click on the "Printing Preferences" button at the bottom of the window. In the "Print Quality" section on the lower right, click on the radio button next to 300 dpi. Click the OK button at the bottom.
    Click on the "Ports" tab. Click on the "Configure port" button. Under "Protocol", select "LPR" instead of "RAW". Under "LPR Settings", type in the queue name, and check the box next to "LPR Byte Counting Enabled". Click OK. Click Apply, then OK.
    

1. Open Print Centre
2. Click on "add printer"
3. Choose the appropriate protocol to connect to the printer (eg Appletalk, IP, Rendezvous)
   Print Centre will find and display all available printers.
4. Choose one of the printers by clicking on it and then :"Make default"

reformatting a Mac OSX
source: personal experience

Answer: As Windows XP's security system will not allow you to format drive C:, you must first boot on a Windows 98 or ME floppy and then do the format. Then you must ensure your computer finds your CD as it boots from the floppy. Having the CD accessible is essential for the next step, installing another copy of Windows. If you have more than one hard disk installed, then you must verify that you are going to format the correct drive as drive letters can change when booting from this floppy.

After booting, test that you can see the hard disk by issuing the DOS command DIR C: and verify that the free space is consistent with your expectations. If this is correct, then just type FORMAT C: to wipe that disk clean.

However, if your file structure is NTFS, the boot floppy will not recognise drive C:. You will have to remove that NTFS partition using FDISK, also on that boot floppy. Having removed the partition, you will have to create a new one and then, after a reboot, you will format it by typing FORMAT C: before installing another operating system.

Even if you are unfamiliar with FDISK you can experiment as you will be deleting all files on Drive C. Normally you should never experiment with FDISK if you do not intend to wipe your disk as one mistake can achieve that result.

1. Insert the CD into the drive
2. R estart holding down the C key
3. Follow the simple on screen instructions by selecting either Archive and Restore or wipe the disk and completely reinstall.

0n a Mac
source: personal experience May 2004

• open the case
• plug in the card
• close case and restart computer

Follow 2 pages of installation instructions for each of Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows 2000

• open the case
• plug in the card
• close case and restart computer