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Sharing a Printer
To share a printer, follow these steps:
Click Start, (click settings if you are using classic view) click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click View installed printers or fax printers. (If you are using Classic view in Control Panel, double-click Printers and Faxes.)
Right-click the printer, and then click Sharing.
If you have already shared a folder or a drive, printer sharing is already enabled, and the next two windows will not appear. Otherwise you must first enable remote access. To enable remote access, click the Security warning message, click Just enable printer sharing, and then click OK.
Click Share this printer, type a share name, and then click OK.
Click OK.
The printer is now shared and can be used by anyone that is on your network.
Connecting To A Shared Network Printer
Click Start, (click settings if you are using Classic View) click Control Panel, click Printers and Faxes, and then click Add a printer.
Click Next.
Click A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer, and then click Next.
Click Browse for a printer to locate the printer on the network, and then click Next.
Choose the workgroup, choose the computer, choose the share name, and then click Next.
Ignore the next warning and click Yes.
Click Finish. Windows installs your printer and copies the printer drivers onto your computer.
Now you can use this printer anytime, as long as the computer it is hooked to is turned on.
If you are running multiple versions of the Windows Operating System on your network, then you should install additional drivers so that they can all use your printer.
Install additional drivers when you set up the shared printer from the computer that the printer is physically connected to:
Introduction to Networking
Buying the Network Hardware
Connecting the Computers
Installing the Network Card(s)
Configuring the TCP/IP Protocol
Setting the Computer Names and the Workgroup Name
Sharing Folders
Sharing a Printer
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