How do I add a printer in Windows 8 using the Add Printer Wizard?
Click on 'Add a printer' and select 'The printer that I want isn’t listed.' Then choose to find a printer by other options, such as entering the TCP/IP address or hostname. Click next, set the device type to TCP/IP device, enter the IP address, and proceed through similar screens like in Windows 7 for driver installation.
From the official HP Universal Print Driver Series For Windows manual, page 9
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Click on 'Add a printer' and select 'The printer that I want isn’t listed.' Then choose to find a printer by other options, such as entering the TCP/IP address or hostname. Click next, set the device type to TCP/IP device, enter the IP address, and proceed through similar screens like in Windows 7 for driver installation.
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Click on 'Add a printer' and select 'The printer that I want isn’t listed.' Then choose to find a printer by other options, such as entering the TCP/IP address or hostname. Click next, set the device type to TCP/IP device, enter the IP address, and proceed through similar screens like in Windows 7 for driver installation.
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Click on 'Add a printer' and select 'The printer that I want isn’t listed.' Then choose to find a printer by other options, such as entering the TCP/IP address or hostname. Click next, set the device type to TCP/IP device, enter the IP address, and proceed through similar screens like in Windows 7 for driver installation.
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