Installing Downloaded Seagull
Windows Printer Drivers

32-bit versus 16-bit Printer Drivers

16-bit printer drivers can only be installed on Windows 3.1, 95, 98 and Me.

32-bit printer drivers can only be installed on Windows NT, 2000 and XP.

Extracting Files Downloaded From Our Web Page

Seagull printer drivers downloaded from our web page consist of a single "self-extracting EXE" program file containing compressed versions of the various printer driver files. Your first step is to "run" this program file, which will extract the various driver components to a disk drive and directory of your choosing. This is done as follows:

Download the EXE file into a temporary (preferably empty) directory on your hard drive.
Run the downloaded EXE file as follows:

Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 Users: Use your Windows Explorer to view the directory into which you downloaded your EXE file. Next, double-click on the EXE file to run it. (Alternatively, you can use the Start, Run option and explicitly type in the name of the EXE file you wish to run.)

Windows 3.1 Users: Use your Windows Program Manager to view the directory into which you downloaded your EXE file. Next, double-click on the EXE file to run it. (Alternatively, in the Program Manager, you can select the File pull-down menu and the Run option. Then explicitly type in the name of the EXE file you wish to run.)
You will be prompted for a disk drive letter and directory into which your extracted printer driver files will be copied. You can use the default, listed below or specify your own. (As you will need to know this information later, be sure to make a mental or written note of what path you used, especially if you changed it.)
C:\SEAGULL
(for Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000 and XP printer drivers)

OR

C:\SEAGULL\NT4
(for Windows NT printer drivers)

OR

C:\SEAGULL\WIN31\<driver family name>
(for Windows 3.1 printer drivers)

Installing the Printer Driver Files

Note: Until early 1997, our drivers were installed by running BarTender's Setup program. Our drivers are now installed using the standard Windows printer driver installation procedure, as described here:

Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 Users:

Launch the Windows Add Printer Wizard in the normal manner: Click on the Start button. Select the Settings option. Select the Printers option. In the dialog that comes up, double-click on Add Printer.
One of the first few dialogs will contain a "Have Disk" button, which you should push.
When prompted, enter the disk drive and directory path to your printer driver files:

If you downloaded your drivers from our web page, you will type in the path to the directory into which you extracted your driver files. Unless you changed this setting away from its default, it should be:

C:\SEAGULL
(for Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000 and XP printer drivers)

OR

C:\SEAGULL\NT4
(for Windows NT printer drivers)

If your drivers came on diskette, type in:
A:\ (Or B:\ if you use floppy drive B.)
After specifying the correct path, click Ok.
Continue with the normal operation of the Add Printer Wizard, except for the Test Page procedure.

Select "No" when asked if you want to print a test page. (Since the Windows test page procedure assumes you have a laser, ink-jet, or dot-matrix printer that can print out a full-size page, it is very unlikely that you will be able to properly print it to your thermal label printer.)

Windows 3.1 Users:

If you received your drivers on diskette (rather than downloading them), place your diskette in floppy drive "A" (or "B," if appropriate).

Whether you downloaded your drivers OR received them on diskette, continue as follows:

From within the Windows Program Manager, select the "Main" group and bring up the Control Panel.
Double-click on the Printers icon.
Select the "Add" button.
Highlight the "Install Unlisted" printer option and click on the Install button.
In the "Install Driver" window that pops up, enter the disk drive and directory path to your printer driver files:

If you downloaded your drivers from our web page, you will type in the path to the directory into which you extracted your driver files. Unless you changed this setting away from its default, it should be:

C:\SEAGULL\WIN 3.1\<driver family name>
(For Windows 3.1 printer drivers. "Driver family name" is usually just the brand name of your printer.)

If your drivers came on diskette, type in:

A:\ (Or B:\ if you use floppy drive B.)
After specifying the correct path, click Ok.
Complete the printer driver installation as you normally would.