Install the Liquent PostScript Printer

  1. If you are upgrading and the Liquent PS Printer already exists, remove it as follows:
    1. Go to Control Panel, View Devices and printers.
    2. Right-click on the Liquent PS Printer and select Remove device.
    3. Click Yes at the Remove Device confirmation.
  2. Create a new folder called LiquentPSPrinter .
     It can be anywhere on the server, but it is recommended to be in the service account’s local user directory, i.e., C:\Users\<service_account_user>.
  3. Select Start > Control Panel > Devices and Printers > Add a Printer.
  4. Click The Printer that I want isn’t listed.
  5. Select Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings and click Next.
  6. Select the Create a new port option and select Local Port for the Type of port. Click Next.
  7. On the Port Name dialog box, in the Enter a port name field, enter an existing local directory path, including a file name with a .ps extension (e.g., C:\Users\<service_account_user>\LiquentPSPrinter\pdf2ps.ps). Click OK.  Click Next.
  8. On the Install the printer driver dialog box, click Have Disk… and browse to the location of the postscript printer driver (the installation files location in the LiquentPSPrinter folder) and select the LIQTPS.inf file. Click Open, and then click OK and Next.
  9. On the Type a printer name dialog box, do not change the Printer name from Liquent PS Printer. Click Next.  
    If you get a Windows Security prompt asking Would you like to install this device software?, select the Install button.
  10. On the Printer Sharing page, choose Do not Share this Printer. Click Next.
  11. On the You’ve successfully added a printer page, do not choose Set as default printer. Click Finish.