Windows Drivers for Thermal Printers by Euro Plus (Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8) x86 32-bit and x64 64-bit NiceDrivers make it possible to use your thermal transfer printer in Windows environment as any standard Windows printer. Support for thermal transfer printers is not natively included in Windows distributions and you have to obtain them elsewhere. Euro Plus is one of the leading thermal-transfer printer drivers developers. Apart from using TrueType fonts and graphics images with NiceDrivers, you can also print bar codes and use internal (built- in) printer fonts for fastest printout. For driver installation instructions please read this README below. OPTIMAL USE OF NICEDRIVERS IS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LABELING SOFTWARE -------------------------------------------------------------------- NiceDrivers allow you to print labels from any Windows application (MS Word, MS Excel, CorelDraw,...) but the real power of NiceDrivers is shown when you print labels from a professional Windows labeling software. NiceLabel is such a labeling package and it offers full label design control and easy connectivity to any external database containing label data. Here are more benefits of using NiceDrivers with NiceLabel package: - Optimal usage of your printer capabilities with all built-in functions (automatic serial numbering and bar code incrementing) - Printing speed is pushed to the limit with usage of built-in bar codes and optimisation of re-sending only the part of the label that is different from previous one - WYSIWYG designing and printing power of one of the most technically advanced and user-friendly environments Also see: http://www.nicelabel.com/Products/NiceDrivers/Optimized-printing NiceLabel is available in several editions, each created especially with end-user in mind. Some packages are suitable for beginners and other for power users that need ultimate connectivity and integration with existing information systems. For more information NiceLabel labeling software visit the Web site at http://www.nicelabel.com and download the trial version. HOW TO INSTALL NiceDrivers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The driver installation will begin when you click the Next button. On the next screen you will be able to select your printer model and finish the installation procedure. If you need to reinstall the printer driver at any later time or want to install a new model, please run the program PRNINST.EXE from the folder you extracted files to. Default location is C:\NiceDrivers\ If for some reason you want to install printer drivers manually, or for the USB-connected printer, see the Knowledge Base article KB177: Installing NiceDrivers available at http://kb.nicelabel.com/index.php?t=faq&id=177 NiceDrivers are under constant development and modifications. New and updated drivers are available for free download from NiceLabel website: http://www.nicelabel.com/Downloads/NiceDrivers HOW TO CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have troubles using NiceDrivers see the following resources: Forums: http://forums.nicelabel.com Knowledge Base: http://www.nicelabel.com/Support/Knowledge-base NiceLabel Technical Support: http://www.nicelabel.com/Support/Technical-Support Note: NiceDrivers are supported when used from NiceLabel software only. When you use NiceDrivers from some other labeling software, they are not subject of the support. Note: NiceDrivers version 4.2.00 and more have no support for the following operating systems: Windows 95 and 98, Windows Me, Windows NT. If you want to use NiceDrivers for these older Windows operating systems, download the matching older NiceDrivers (version before 4.2.00).