First, follow these instructions while you are at your own computer.
1 For Microsoft® Windows® 2000, click Start → | Settings → Printers. |
For Windows XP, click Start → Control Panel → | Printers and Other Hardware |
→ Printers and Faxes. |
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3For Windows 2000, click File Sharing. For Windows XP, click Sharing....
4For Windows 2000, check the Shared as check box, and then type a name in the Shared Name text box.
For Windows XP, click Share this Printer, and then type a name in the Share Name text box.
5Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients printing to this computer.
6Click OK to close the Additional Drivers dialog box.
7Click Apply.
8Click OK on the Print Properties dialog box.
If you are missing files, you are prompted to insert the server operating system CD.
To check that the printer is successfully shared:
•Make sure the printer object in the Printers folder shows it is shared. For example, in Windows 2000, a hand is shown underneath the printer icon.
•Browse Network Neighborhood. Find the host name of the server and look for the shared name you assigned the printer.
Now, follow these instructions while you are at the second computer:
1 For Windows 2000, click Start → Settings → Printers.
For Windows XP, click Start → Control Panel → Printers and Other Hardware
→Printers and Faxes.
2Click Add Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3Click Network Printer.
4Select the network printer from the Shared printers list. If the printer is not listed, type the path of the printer in the text box.
For example:\\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
Using the printer
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