NiceLabel Printer Driver

Installation Guide
Rev-2019-11 ©NiceLabel 2020.

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1 Contents
1 Contents 2
2 Purpose of this Guide 4
3 Printer Driver Installation 5

3.1 Installation with PrnInst 5

3.1.1 Introductory Steps 5

3.1.2 Network Port Installation Steps 7
3.1.3 USB Port Installation Steps 10
3.1.4 Bluetooth Port Installation Steps 11
3.1.5 Other Port Installation Steps 12
3.1.6 Printer Options 13
3.1.7 Installation Process 14

3.2 PrnInst Based Driver Installation using Remote Desktop 15

3.3 Windows Based Printer Driver Installation 16

3.3.1 Printer Driver Installation using Windows Tools 16

4 Printer Driver Removal 19

4.1 PrnInst Based Printer Driver Removal 19

4.1.1 Removing a Single Printer Driver 19

4.1.2 Simultaneously Removing Preloaded Printer Drivers 21

4.2 Printer Driver Removal using Windows Tools 22

4.3 Removing Drivers from Windows Driver Store 23

4.3.1 Complete Removal of Driver Files 23

4.3.2 Driver Package Removal 23
5 Printer Driver Update 25

5.1 Selecting the Drivers 25

5.2 PrnInst Based Printer Driver Update 25

5.3 Updating with Print Jobs in Spooler 27

6 Troubleshooting 28

6.1 Locked Printer Driver 28

6.1.1 Example 1: Windows Explorer Locking Driver 28

6.2 Possible Printer Driver Update Issues 29

7 Appendix: Command Line Parameters for PrnInst Installation and Removal 30

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 8 Online Support 37

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2 Purpose of this Guide
The purpose of this installation manual is to guide you through the process of NiceLabel printer
driver installation.

This manual should be used in combination with printer installation and user manuals. See driver
release notes for detailed information on the latest features, specifics, solved and known
issues.

NiceLabel Printer Drivers with release notes are available on this web page:
https://www.nicelabel.com/downloads/printer-drivers.

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3 Printer Driver Installation
There are two ways to install NiceLabel printer drivers. We recommend using NiceLabel PrnInst
application. The application is controlled by a graphical user interface or via the command line
interface. The alternative option is to use the Windows Add printers & scanners printer
process.

See corresponding sections of this manual to perform driver installation successfully:

NOTE:  Before starting with printer driver installation, make sure you are logged in as an
administrator.

3.1 Installation with PrnInst

Printer Installation Wizard (PrnInst) is a dedicated application for installing NiceLabel printer
drivers on Windows based systems.

PrnInst based driver installation is available for devices that are connected to LAN networks or
any computer port.

Download the appropriate printer driver from NiceLabel printer download page to your local disk
and run the downloaded self-extractable .exe file. PrnInst application starts automatically.
Follow the below described wizard steps to install the driver.

3.1.1 Introductory Steps

To complete introductory PrnInst steps, follow the steps below.

 1. Unzip the installation files to a selected folder.

 2. Run PrnInst.exe.

 3. Welcome screen appears. Click Next.

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  4. Select Install Printer Driver and click Next.

 5. Accept the terms of license agreement and click Next.

 6. Select printer port and click Next.

Steps for the available printer port options are described in dedicated topics: 

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  l Network port installation steps

 l USB port installation steps

 l Bluetooth port installation steps

 l Other port installation steps

NOTE:  Check the available ports on your printer before you select the printer
port you want to use at installation. Some printer models have only a limited
selection of printer ports.

3.1.2 Network Port Installation Steps

After selecting the network port printer connection option, install one of the printers which are
discovered on the network, or install the printer manually.

3.1.2.1 Network Port Installation Using Network Discovery

Detect Network Printer window appears immediately after starting the network port
installation process.

 1. Select the detected network printer and click Add.

NOTE:  Network ports that are in use are listed at the bottom of the list and grayed out.

NOTE:  For printers that identify themselves by their series (and not by the exact
model), select from the listed series of printers. These series may include multiple
printer models. The selection directs you to the Printer options step.

 2. If specific models of the detected printer's vendor are listed, select the appropriate one
and click Next.

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  3. You are directed to the Printer options step.

 4. Follow the wizard to install your printer driver.

NOTE:  Network discovery is available if the printer model supports bidirectional

communication.

3.1.2.2 Manual Network Port Installation

Detect Network Printer window appears immediately after starting the network port
installation process.

 1. To start the manual network port printer driver installation, click Manual.

 2. Select the appropriate printer model.

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  3. Select Network Port window allows you to select which network port should your
printer be connected to.

 l Create a new network port option opens the Add Network Port window.

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  l Port Name: defines the name for the newly created network port.

Important! It is necessary to use the "LAN_" prefix in the Port Name to

signal the printer driver that this is a bi-dir enabled port. Without the
"LAN_" prefix, bi-dir communication stops. This disables printer status
checking.

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 l Printer Name or IP Address: defines which printer (its name or IP address)

connects to the newly created network port.

 l Port Number: number of the newly created network port. PrnInst suggests

the number automatically.

 l Use an existing port: selects an automatically detected network port to connect

the printer to.

 l Enable Show all ports option to list all available (also non-network) ports.

 l Enable Show all ports option to list all available (also non-network) ports.

 l Click Next to proceed to Printer Options step.

3.1.3 USB Port Installation Steps

Start USB printer installation without your printer connected to your computer.

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Connect and turn on your USB printer when the installation wizard prompts you.

When installing a USB printer, PrnInst automatically detects the connected printer using its Plug
and Play ID.

 1. PrnInst will take you to the final stage of printer driver installation process. Printer option
window appears.

 2. If the printer driver for the connected printer is already installed, PrnInst offers you to
update it. Click Next to proceed to printer driver update.

If a driver does not recognize the printer Plug and Play ID, the Select Printer window appears.

 3. Click Next after selecting the printer model. PrnInst will take you to the final stage of
printer driver installation process. Printer option window appears.

3.1.4 Bluetooth Port Installation Steps

After selecting the Bluetooth port printer connection option, follow the steps below.

 1. PrnInst automatically scans for the available Bluetooth printers. Make sure your printer is
turned on and visible.

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 Once PrnInst detects your Bluetooth printer, click Next.

 2. Pair the Bluetooth printer with your computer. To complete the pairing, the passcode on
your installation window must match the passcode your printer prints:

 l If the passcodes match, click Yes. This continues the installation.

 l If the passcodes do not match, click No. This restarts the installation. Once the
passcodes match, click Yes to continue.

 3. Select the printer you wish to install. Click Next to proceed to the Printer Options step.

3.1.5 Other Port Installation Steps

Other allows you to connect the printer to a dedicated port or to connect it manually. After
selecting the Other port connection option, follow the steps below.

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  1. Select the appropriate printer model.

 2. Select the port for connecting the printer. The port can either be an existing or a newly
added one.

 l Add... creates a new port. Press the button to open Advanced TCP/IP Port Con-
figuration window.

 l Configure button allows you to configure the local port. See section Local port
installation steps for details.

 3. Click Next to proceed to Printer options.

3.1.6 Printer Options

Printer Options window allows you to set or check printer identity parameters.

 l Printer name: sets custom printer name to make it easily recognizable after the
installation.

 l Driver version: information about the current driver version (read-only).

 l Port name: information about the currently used port (read-only).

 l Select language: defines driver user interface language.

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  l Location: adds information about the physical location of your printer. This way you can
locate your printer in case there are multiple printers installed on your computer.
Location input is just your comment and does not affect driver functionality. You can also
add or change your Location data in Printer Properties > General after you install your
driver.

 l Comment: adds additional information or comments about your printer. Use this option
also to identify your printer in case you have multiple printers installed on your computer.
Comment input is just your remark and does not affect driver functionality. You can also
add or change your Comment data in ​P rinter Properties > ​General tab after you install
your driver.

Enable I want to use this printer as the Windows default printer to set the current printer as
the default system printer.

Click Install to initiate the printer driver installation process.

3.1.7 Installation Process

Printer driver installation window appears after clicking Install.

Summary window appears after a successful installation.

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To get familiar with the installation specifics of your printer, enable the Open the Printer
Installation Guidelines when the wizard closes. After completing the installation, help window
opens, explaining the necessary steps for successful printing with the newly installed printer.

Click Open printing preferences to set up your printer. You can set up your printer also later, in
Windows settings, Printers & scanners section.

Click Install another printer if you wish to continue installing additional printers.

Click Exit to finish the installation.

3.2 PrnInst Based Driver Installation using

Remote Desktop
Printer mapping must be disabled when installing a printer driver using the remote desktop
connection. To disable it, deselect Printers option of the Local Resources tab in the Remote
Desktop Connection window.

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3.3 Windows Based Printer Driver Installation
3.3.1 Printer Driver Installation Using Windows Tools
There are two ways to install your printer driver using Windows tools:

 l Using Plug and Play functionality. Install your printer driver from Windows Update ser-
vices.

 l Using Add a printer or scanner option in Printers & scanners section in Windows Set-
tings.

NOTE:  For this type of installation your computer must be connected to internet.

Printer driver installation using Windows Installer is used on devices that are connected via one
of the following ports:

 l USB port

 l Parallel port (LPT)

3.3.1.1 Plug And Play Driver Setup

During this procedure, Windows automatically detects the newly connected hardware using a
plug and play event on both ports – USB and LPT.

Follow these steps to install a NiceLabel printer driver:

 1. Connect the printer to a power outlet and turn it on.

 2. Connect the printer to a computer using USB or LPT port.

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  3. The driver is located online and downloaded to the PC. Automatic installation follows
immediately.

 4. The installed printer is ready for printing.

NOTE:  Automatic printer detection is supported on USB and LPT ports only. The driver
needs to be installed using PrnInst on other ports .

The Add a printer detection procedure differs between various operating systems. Follow the
below described steps.

 l The operating system automatically checks Windows Update and installs the driver.

 l From this point on, the installation procedure differs if the printer driver is available on
the Windows Update site or not. See the scenarios in the following two subsections.

3.3.1.2 Printer Driver Available On Windows Update Site

The printer driver is automatically downloaded and installed – system notification message is
displayed when complete. If you click the notification message, the new Driver Software
Installation dialog is displayed. Monitor the installation status using this dialog:

3.3.1.3 Printer Driver Unavailable On Windows Update Site – Manual

Printer Driver Installation
If the printer driver is unavailable on the Windows Update site, download printer driver to the
local disk. Follow these steps to install a NiceLabel printer driver using the manual Windows Add
a printer procedure.

 1. Connect the printer to power outlet and turn it on.

 2. Connect the printer to a computer.

 3. Windows detects the printer.

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  4. Windows Update automatically checks for the printer driver online and fails. Start with
manual installation.

The manual driver installation varies between various operating systems. Follow the below
described steps.

 1. Open Control Panel and click Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers > Device
Manager

 2. Expand node Other devices. The installed printer is listed here.

 3. Right click the printer and select Update Driver Software.

 4. At the prompt How do you want to search for driver software? select Browse my com-
puter for driver software.

3.3.1.4 Preinstalling The Printer Drivers

Driver pre-installation option brings two benefits:

 l It speeds up the installation process – Windows Update is not contacted.

 l It simplifies the USB printer installation in cases when printer drivers are not available on
the Windows Update site.

To preinstall a printer driver on Windows, use the PrnInst command line options – see section
Appendix: PrnInst Based Printer Driver Installation Using Command Line Parameters. If a new
device is detected via plug and play event (on USB or parallel port), the operating system
automatically installs the preinstalled printer driver. It does not query Windows Update for the
driver.

3.3.1.4.1 Syntax
PrnInst.exe /PREINSTALL=<full path to INF file>

3.3.1.4.2 Sample
PrnInst.exe /PREINSTALL=C:\Drivers\SAMPLE_DRIVER\SAMPLE_DRIVER.inf

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4 Printer Driver Removal
As with driver installation, removal may also be done in two ways. Standard method is to use the
PrnInst application. Another option is to use Windows administrative tools.

NOTE:  Make sure you are logged in as a user with sufficient rights before starting the driver
removal process.

When removing a printer driver, make sure that:

 l The printer is not set as a default printer.

 l There are no print jobs waiting in the print queue.

 l The printer is not locked by the Windows spooler process.

If you are unable to delete the printer driver, perform one of the following actions:

 l Restart Windows spooler.

 l Delete print jobs from the Windows spooler.

 l Computer restart is required in certain cases.

4.1 PrnInst Based Printer Driver Removal

4.1.1 Removing A Single Printer Driver
 1. Run PrnInst.exe.

 2. Welcome screen appears. Click Next.

 3. Select Uninstall Printer Drivers.

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  4. Select the printer driver to be removed.

Enable ​Remove unused ports to remove your printer port after you uninstall your driver.
Uninstalling your driver removes the printer port only if no other printer uses this port.

NOTE:  Remove unused ports removes only NiceLabel Advanced Port Monitor ports.
This option does not remove Standard TCP/IP, USB, LPT, and other ports.

 5. Click Next. Successful printer removal is confirmed. The summary lists the uninstalled
printers and removed ports.

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4.1.2 Simultaneously Removing Preloaded Printer Drivers
 1. Start PrnInst and click Next.

 2. Select Remove Preloaded Drivers.

 3. Click Next.

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  4. Select printers from the list and click Next.

NOTE:  The Remove Preloaded Drivers option only removes the driver installation files from
the system. To uninstall a driver, select option Uninstall Printer in the PrnInst Options
window.

4.2 Printer Driver Removal using Windows Tools

Follow this procedure to delete a printer and to remove a printer driver from the system.
Choose the procedure, compatible with your operating system.

NOTE:  For advanced users only. We recommend using PrnInst for uninstalling the drivers.

 1. To open the Print Management console, click Control Panel > System and Security >
Administrative Tools and double click Print Management.

 2. Expand Print Servers - <computer name> node.

 3. Select Printers node.

 4. Delete the printer.

 5. Select Drivers node.

 6. To delete a driver, select it and run Action > Remove Driver Package.

NOTE:  Print Management console is not available by default. Please refer to the console
instructions to activate it.

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4.3 Removing Drivers from Windows Driver
Store
4.3.1 Complete Removal Of Driver Files
To completely remove all printer files from Windows driver store, follow the procedure
described in this section.

 l Uninstall the printer driver. See section Printer Driver Removal. When deleting the
printer from your computer, this procedure only removes the printer as a device. Driver
files still exist on the disk. When you connect the printer next time, Windows installs the
stored previously-used printer driver. To verify which drivers are stored in the system, do
the following:

 l Open Command Prompt as an administrator.

 l Enter the following command: pnputil.exe -e

 l A list of all INF files for the installed drivers appears. They are named as oem<number>.inf.
Here is an example:

 l When searching for the appropriate INF file, check for:

 l Driver package provider

 l Driver date and version

4.3.2 Driver Package Removal

To delete a driver package, follow this procedure:

 l Open Command Prompt as administrator.

 l Open All programs > Accessories Start menu group.

 l Right click Command Prompt.

 l Select Run as administratorin the menu.

 l Run the following command to list all INF files: pnputil.exe -e

 l Find INF package to be removed (check Driver package provider, Driver date and Ver-
sion to identify the correct package.

 l Delete package using the following command: pnputil.exe –f –d oem<number>.inf

 l Replace <number> parameter with the number that identified in step 2.

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 The utility deletes the INF file:

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5 Printer Driver Update
5.1 Selecting the Drivers
The majority of printer driver distributions contains printer drivers for several printers. Certain
driver files are shared among the printers that are included in the same printer driver
distribution.

NOTE:  If you have installed several drivers from the same printer driver distribution, the
drivers for all these printers are going to be updated if you update a single driver.

5.2 PrnInst Based Printer Driver Update

To update an existing printer driver, run PrnInst application for that specific printer vendor.

 1. Run PrnInst.exe.

 2. Welcome screen appears. Click Next.

 3. Installation Options window appears. Select Update Printer Drivers option.

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  4. Select a printer to update its driver.

 5. Compare Installed version column with New version column for details about the
version upgrade.

NOTE:  If printer drivers for multiple printer models of the same vendor share the same
driver files, these printers are selected and upgraded simultaneously.

Click Update.

NOTE:  Grayed-out printers are currently missing and cannot be updated.

 6. Summary window appears after a successful driver update.

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  7. Click Exit to close PrnInst.

5.3 Updating with Print Jobs in Spooler

With print jobs waiting in the Windows Spooler, PrnInst displays the following notification:

These two options are available:

 l Manual mode. Delete current print jobs manually. To check if the queue is empty and to
continue with the driver update, click Refresh.

 l Automatic mode – PrnInst deletes all print jobs and continues with the installation.

To verify that the printer driver has been updated correctly, check the driver version in the
About tab after the update. If the old version is displayed, reboot Windows to finish the update
process.

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6 Troubleshooting
6.1 Locked Printer Driver
During the installation, PrnInst checks for applications that could lock the printer driver files. If
detected, the locking applications are displayed.

WARNING: Locked drivers cannot be replaced.

With locked drivers present, the following options are available:

 l Close the applications that are locking the printer driver.

 l Stop the installation and restart the computer. After restarting, repeat the installation
procedure.

 l If closing the application window has no effect, use Task Manager to end the tasks. See
the examples below.

 l Continue with the installation. New files are copied – installation is complete after restart-
ing the computer.

6.1.1 Example 1: Windows Explorer Locking Driver

If the printer properties have been checked in Devices and Printers, Windows Explorer locks
the printer driver. Even after closing the Devices and Printers, Windows Explorer still locks the
driver.

In such case, restart Windows Explorer process in Task Manager > Processes tab.

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To restart the process, right click Windows Explorer process and select Restart.

6.2 Possible Printer Driver Update Issues

The driver installer may try to update an already installed printer driver. There are several
possible issues that prevent the driver update. The most common two causes are:

 l Printer driver is locked. An application has locked it. This prevents the new driver from
being installed. The driver files are copied, but unused until the operating system reboot.

 l There are print jobs waiting to be printed. You must make sure the there are no jobs in
queue. You must either print or delete jobs from Windows Spooler.

In most cases you will have to restart the PC to complete the printer driver installation. We
recommend using PrnInst installation utility. Benefits are:

 l PrnInst informs about possible issues.

 l PrnInst helps resolving problems, which arise during the driver update.

To verify that the printer driver is updated correctly, verify the driver version in the About tab
after the update. If the old version is still displayed, reboot Windows to finish the update
process.

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7 Appendix: Command Line
Parameters for PrnInst
Installation and Removal
Use the command line parameters to install the printer drivers without interacting with the
PrnInst GUI. Control PrnInst using command scripts as defined in this section.

7.1 INSTPRN – Printer Driver Installation

Use this parameter to install a printer driver. Specify the printer name and the port that the
driver should use. The specified printer name must match the actual name of the printer. To find
out the correct name of the printer, see the <printer_brand>.INF file. It contains the list of all
available printer names. Search for the .INF file in the folder, where you have stored the printer
driver installation files.

Syntax

/INSTPRN=<driver name>#<port name>[#[<printer name>][#[<location>][#[<comment>]]]]

<driver name> - full printer driver name
<port name> - port name

Important! It is necessary to use the "LAN_" prefix in the Port Name to signal the printer
driver that this is a bi-dir enabled port. Without the "LAN_" prefix, bi-dir communication stops.
This disables printer status checking.

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<printer name> - printer name

<location> - printer location (optional)
<comment> - information for users (optional)

Samples

PrnInst.exe /INSTPRN=PrinterDriver#LPT1:

PrnInst.exe /INSTPRN=PrinterDriver#LPT1:#MyPrinterName#MyLocation#MyComment

PrnInst.exe /INSTPRN=PrinterDriver#LPT1:###CommentOnly

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7.2 INSTMULTPRN – Installation of Multiple
Printers
Use this parameter to simultaneously install drivers for multiple printers. Specify printer name
and port the driver should use. Printer name must match the actual name of the printer.

To find out the correct name of the printer, see the Printer Driver Installation List <printer_
brand>.INF file. It contains the list of all available printer names. You will find the .INF file in the
folder, where you have stored the printer driver installation files.

Syntax

<INF file location>#<driver name>#<port name>[#[<printer name>][#[<location>][#[<comment>]]]]

<INF file location> - full file name and path of the Printer Driver Installation List file
<driver name> - full printer driver name
<port name> - port name

Important! It is necessary to use the "LAN_" prefix in the Port Name to signal the printer
driver that this is a bi-dir enabled port. Without the "LAN_" prefix, bi-dir communication stops.
This disables printer status checking.

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<printer name> - printer name

<location> - printer location (optional)
<comment> - information for users (optional)

Sample

Three printer drivers are installed in this sample – Printer1 (linked to port LPT1), Printer2 (linked
to port LPT2), and Printer3 (linked to port LPT3).

C:\Drivers\PRINTER1\#Printer1#LPT1:##Office1#DefaultPrinterInOffice1

C:\Drivers\PRINTER2\#Printer2#LPT2:#ColorPrinter#Office2

C:\Drivers\PRINTER3\#Printer3#LPT3:#BWPrinter#Office2

7.3 LANG – Setting the PrnInst Language

Use this parameter to define the language used in the Printer Installation Wizard. The
application always uses the default Windows operating system language. Default language is
defined in Control Panel > Regional and Language Options.

Use this parameter to specify other languages for the Printer Installation Wizard.

NOTE:  If you omit this parameter, the default language is used.

Syntax

/LANG=<lang>

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 <lang> – language ID

Language Language ID
Chinese – Simplified SCH

Chinese – Traditional CHI

Danish DAN

Dutch DUT

English ENG

Finnish FIN

French FRA

German GER

Hungarian HUN

Italian ITA

Japanese JAP

Korean KOR

Polish POL

Portuguese PBR

Russian RUS

Slovenian SLO

Spanish ESP

Swedish SWE

Thai TAI

Turkish TUR

Sample

PrnInst.exe /LANG=GER

7.4 UNINSTALL – Uninstall Printer

Use this parameter to run the PrnInst in the uninstall mode. You will see the list of installed
printer drivers. Select one or more drivers and remove them.

Syntax

/UNINSTALL

Sample

PrnInst.exe /UNINSTALL

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7.5 UNINSTALLPRN – Uninstall specific printer
Use this parameter to remove a specific printer driver from your system.

NOTE:  Provide the exact printer name (as installed). To be sure, copy the printer name from
Control Panel > Printers & Faxes.

Syntax

/UNINSTALLPRN=<printer name> [/REMOVEPORT=CURRENT|ALL]

<printer name> – the name of the printer you wish to uninstall
CURRENT - Removes your printer port after you uninstall your driver.
ALL - Removes all unused printer ports.

NOTE:  The /REMOVEPORT option only removes NiceLabel Advanced Port Monitor ports.
This option does not remove Standard TCP/IP, USB, LPT, or other ports.

Samples

PrnInst.exe /UNINSTALLPRN=NiceLabelPrinter

PrnInst.exe /UNINSTALLPRN=NiceLabelPrinter /REMOVEPORT=CURRENT

7.6 UNINSTALLALL – Uninstall all Printers

Use this parameter to remove all printer drivers from your system.

WARNING: This action erases the entire range of installed NiceLabel printer drivers from the
system.

Syntax

/UNINSTALLALL [/REMOVEPORT=CURRENT|ALL]

Samples

PrnInst.exe /UNINSTALLALL

PrnInst.exe /UNINSTALLALL /REMOVEPORT=ALL

7.7 NOLICENCE – No License Display

Use this parameter to start the application in a mode where no NiceLabel printer driver license
and warranty information are displayed during the installation.

Syntax

/NOLICENCE

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Sample

PrnInst.exe /NOLICENCE

7.8 DIR – Change Start Browsing Path

Use this parameter to specify the location of the drivers. This is the path that the application
uses to browse for the printer drivers. Default location is the folder with subfolders from where
the application is started.

NOTE:  DIR must always be the first parameter in the command line.

Syntax

/DIR=<INF file location>

<INF file location> – full path from which to start searching for .INF files

Sample

PrnInst.exe /DIR=C:\Drivers\

7.9 PREINSTALL – Preinstall Driver Package

Use this parameter to preinstall the printer driver on the system. Windows automatically finds
the driver needed when the user connects the printer.

Syntax

/PREINSTALL=<INF file location>

<INF file location> – full path pointing to the .inf file

Sample

PrnInst.exe /PREINSTALL=C:\Drivers\SAMPLE_DRIVER\SAMPLE_DRIVER.inf

7.10 UNINSTALLPACKAGE – Uninstall Driver

Package
Use this parameter to uninstall the printer driver from the system. Windows cannot
automatically find the driver of the printer, because it was removed from Windows Driver
Storage.

Syntax

/UNINSTALLPACKAGE=<INF file location>

<INF file location> – full path pointing to the .inf file

Sample

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 PrnInst.exe /UNINSTALLPACKAGE=C:\Drivers\SAMPLE_DRIVER\SAMPLE_DRIVER.inf

7.11 INSTALLPORTMON – Silent Installation of

Port Monitor
Use this parameter to silently install a port monitor from the printer driver distribution. When
using this command, do not use any other commands from the command line list. Note that this
installation does not install the printer driver, just the Port Monitor.

Syntax

/INSTALLPORTMON /name=aaaaa [/type=bbbbb] [/monitor=ccccc] [/inf=ddddd] []

Network port type
/ip=eeeee [/port=fffff]
Serial port type
/port=ggggg [/baudRate=hhhhh] [/dataBits-iiiii] [/parity=jjjjj]
[/stopBits=kkkkk] [/flowControl=lllll]
Parallel port type
/port=mmmmm [/reception=nnnnn] [/receptionInterval=ooooo]
[/transmission=ppppp]
Specific port types
[/download=rrrrr] [/printingTimeout=qqqqq] [/downloadTimeout=sssss]
aaaaa – port name that will be displayed in port list
bbbbb – type of port <LAN, LPT, COM>. Parameter is omissible, depending on Port Monitor.
ccccc – name of the Port Monitor being installed. Port monitor name can be found in information
installation (.inf) file. Omissible if there is only 1 port monitor.
ddddd – folder location of the information installation file containing Port Monitor. Search for
installation information files is subfolder recursive. Omissible if there is only one information
file in Printer Installation Wizard folder (or subfolders).
LAN Port
eeeee – ip address of printer on the network.
fffff – printer s network port number. Parameter is omissible, depending on Port Monitor.
COM Port
ggggg – systems COM port number (example for COM3: value is 3)
hhhhh – baud rate of serial port in bits per seconds (valid values: 100, 300, 600, 1200, 2400,
4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, 128000, 256000)
iiiii – data bits parameter for serial port. (Valid values: 5, 6, 7, 8)
jjjjj – parity parameter for serial communication. (Valid values: none, odd, even, mark, space)
kkkkk – stop bits parameter. (Valid values: 1, 1.5, 2)
lllll – flow control parameter (Valid values: xonxoff, hardware, none)
LPT Port
mmmmm – systems LPT port number (example for LPT1: value is 1)
nnnnn - reception timeout for LPT port when download function is enabled. Parameter is omissible.
Default value is 500ms.

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ooooo – reception interval for LPT port when download function is enabled. Parameter is
omissible. Default value is 200ms.
ppppp – transmission for LPT port when download function is enabled. Parameter is omissible.
Default value is 3000ms.
Specific Ports
rrrrr – enabled port specifics for downloading to printer. Omissible, default values is disabled.
(Valid values: 0 - disabled, 1 - enabled)
qqqqq – printing timeout value in milliseconds for port specific communication. Omissible,
default values is 50ms.
sssss - download timeout value in milliseconds for port specific communication. Omissible,
default values is 7000ms.

Samples

PrnInst.exe /INSTALLPORTMON "–monitor=Advanced Port Monitor" /name=MyNewPort

/ip=192.168.1.5 /port=9100

PrnInst.exe /INSTALLPORTMON –inf=c:\temp\driver\ "/monitor=Advanced Port Monitor"

/name=NewLanPort /ip=192.100.021.005 /port=9100

PrnInst.exe /INSTALLPORTMON /inf=c:\temp\driver\ "/monitor=Specific Port Monitor"

/ip=192.100.1.1 /type=LAN

PrnInst.exe /INSTALLPORTMON "/monitor=Specific Port Monitor" /name=MySerialPort

/type=COM /port=3 /baudRate=128000 /dataBits=8 /Parity=Even /flowControl=none
/StopBits=2

PrnInst.exe /INSTALLPORTMON "/monitor=Specific Port Monitor" /name=MySerialPort2

/type=COM /port=1 /baudRate=19200 /dataBits=8 /Parity=none /flowControl=Hardware
/StopBits=1.5

PrnInst.exe /INSTALLPORTMON "/monitor=Specific Port Monitor" /name=MyParallelPort

/type=LPT /port=3

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You can find the latest builds, updates, workarounds for problems and Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) on the product web site at www.nicelabel.com.

For more information please refer to:

 l Knowledge base: http://www.nicelabel.com/support/knowledge-base

 l NiceLabel Support: http://www.nicelabel.com/support/technical-support

 l NiceLabel Tutorials: http://www.nicelabel.com/learning-center/tutorials

 l NiceLabel Forums: http://forums.nicelabel.com/

NOTE:  If you have a Service Maintenance Agreement (SMA), please contact the premium
support as specified in the agreement.

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