1. Do one of the following:
    • In Microsoft Windows Vista
      1. Click the Start button button image, and then click Control Panel.
      2. In Control Panel, double-click Printers.
    • In Microsoft Windows XP
      • Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
  2. Right-click the printer that you want to be the default printer, and then click Set as Default Printer on the shortcut menu.
    After you set a printer as the default printer, a check mark appears next to the printer icon.

    I don't see a printer listed

    You can install a printer by doing the following:

    1. Do one of the following:

      • In Windows Vista, in the Printers dialog box, click Add a printer.
      • In Windows XP, in the Printers and Faxes dialog box, under Printer Tasks, click Add a printer.
    2. Follow the instructions in the Add Printer Wizard.

    I don't see the Set as Default Printer command

    The printer might already be the default printer. If you see a check mark next to the printer icon, the printer is your default printer.