The NX-1040 Rainbow is a printer manufactured by Star Micronics. If your printer is unresponsive, slow to print or the print quality is poor, updating to the latest driver may fix the problem. This version of "star_us.exe" is rated (5 out of 5 stars) based on 674 downloads and 10 reviews. It has been installed successfully by our users on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 773.2 KB.
NX-1040 Rainbow
Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows NT3.51, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, DOS, Other
star_us.exe (773.2 KB)
Tomás (DG Member) on 24-Aug-2004
To get the NX-1040 Rainbow driver, click the green download button above. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2.
If the driver listed is not the right version or operating system, search our driver archive for the correct version. Enter Star Micronics NX-1040 Rainbow into the search box above and then submit. In the results, choose the best match for your PC and operating system.
Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the Star Micronics Driver Update Utility. It is a software utility which automatically finds and downloads the right driver.
To find the newest driver, you may need to visit the Star Micronics website. Most major device manufacturers update their drivers regularly.
Open a tool called Device Manager.
Use Device Manager to put the new driver on your computer.
Turn your computer off.
Turn your computer back on.
Now your new driver is ready!
Tech Tip: Driver downloads and updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow.
For more help, visit our Driver Support Page for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| STARJET.DR_ | 3.5 KB | 14 Apr 1992 |
| FINSTALL.HL_ | 15.4 KB | 7 Apr 1992 |
| PSCRIPT.HL_ | 32.7 KB | 2 Mar 1992 |
| NX1040.DR_ | 4.6 KB | 16 Jul 1992 |
| UNIDRV.DL_ | 78.0 KB | 28 Jan 1994 |
| VER.TXT | 54 bytes | 16 Jan 1996 |
| STAR144.DR_ | 57.6 KB | 14 Nov 1994 |
| README.TXT | 5.4 KB | 20 Sep 1994 |
| STAR24E.DR_ | 17.2 KB | 16 Dec 1992 |
| VPD.38_ | 3.0 KB | 14 Nov 1994 |
| STAR144R.DL_ | 20.0 KB | 14 Nov 1994 |
| STAR9E.DR_ | 9.1 KB | 11 Jun 1992 |
| READMEPR.BAT | 36 bytes | 20 Sep 1994 |
| README.EXE | 47.0 KB | 18 Oct 1995 |
| DMCOLOR.DL_ | 14.7 KB | 8 Oct 1992 |
| READ.BAT | 21 bytes | 18 Oct 1995 |
| DVER.EXE | 2.4 KB | 3 May 1995 |
| INSTVPD.COM | 14.8 KB | 9 Jun 1993 |
| QDRV10.DR_ | 10.0 KB | 10 Jun 1994 |
| PRNT.TXT | 2.8 KB | 2 May 1995 |
| AUTOSCAN.DAT | 378 bytes | 11 Oct 1995 |
| UNIDRV.HL_ | 33.6 KB | 5 Jun 1992 |
| STLS05TT.WP_ | 1.7 KB | 15 Feb 1993 |
| PCL4X.DR_ | 95.6 KB | 14 Apr 1992 |
| FINSTALL.DL_ | 110.0 KB | 10 Mar 1992 |
| STAR144.HL_ | 14.9 KB | 14 Nov 1994 |
| OEMSETUP.INF | 2.5 KB | 2 May 1995 |
| STARLASR.DR_ | 131.7 KB | 12 Feb 1993 |
| PSCRIPT.DRV | 314.5 KB | 9 Nov 1992 |
| LICENSE.TXT | 3.8 KB | 19 Oct 1992 |