how to install generic printer in windows embedded?

situation:

windows embedded pos ready 2009; v2.0 with sp3... pretty poor...

problem:

Microsoft is micro-soft and many things are not so easy to be done... so... how to install a generic printer as the driver that is installed inside the system initially... it is someway incompatible?!?
By the same way as described bellow, you may add any other printer from windows setup cd... some of them are very useful and full compatible with huge range of printers, some of them are:
- IBM proprinter II (for old pcl 1-5 protocol dot matric printers)
- Hp LaserJet 4p (this supports almost all graphic printers!)
- Lexmark Optra Plus (useful in order to get print image!)

solution:

note: you will need a windows xp setup cd... (in precise the \i386 directory of it)
lets start...
01. go to Control Panel
02. press to "Add hardware", then press next to the welcome message of the wizard
03. let it search... :(
04. select "yes, I have already connected the hardware" and press next
05. go to at the end of the list, select "add a new hardware device" and press next
06. select "install the hardware that I manually select from a list (advanced)" and press next
07. from the list select "Printers" and press next
08. select a port, or create a port, or what ever you want and press next
09. here press the button "have disk"
10 Here you must define at "copy manufacture files form:" the "d:\i386" where d is the drive if the the cd drive with windows xp setup cd, or define where you have store the \i386 files from the windows xp setup cd.
11. From Manufacture list select "Generic" and from Printers "Generic / text only" and press next
12. To be sure, select always "replace existing driver" at least once, press next
13. give it a proper and distinctive name and press next
14. in the follow steps of the wizard, select as you want and press next... and finally press the "Finish" when appeared
15. Now, normally, after the press of the Finish button, the wizard will ask you the windows setup disk.... press Ok and navigate it to "d:\i386" where d is the drive if the the cd drive with windows xp setup cd, or define where you have store the \i386 files from the windows xp setup cd; press ok to contitnue
16. the wizard closes and the printer should be created!


ALSO... you may download the cd of windows embedded from here.