Installing HP970 drivers w/o printer

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SayItAgain wrote:
> I have a laptop that isn't connected to a printer. What I want to do is
> install the HP970 drivers and do a print to file. Then I'll use a USB drive
> to take the file to the system that has the printer. My problem is that the
> driver CD refused to install because it can't find a 970 connected to the
> system.
>
> Is there any way to install the drivers without connecting the printer up?
> FYI the system's running Win98SE.
>
>
I think the corporate version will install without the printer. If that
fails you could try installing the windows printer driver for the 895 or
550.