If you are using a shared printer in Windows 2000 or NT 4.0, it is important that you follow the instructions below carefully, especially “Accessing the printer through a network,” which describes how to install the printer driver on Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 clients. If you do not follow these instructions, you may not be able to properly install or use the printer driver.
First, you need to set up the printer as a shared printer on the computer to which the printer is connected. Then, you must specify the network path to the printer from each computer that will use it, and install the printer software on those computers.
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
Follow these steps to share a printer that is connected directly to your computer with others on a network.
1.Click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers.
2.Select your printer, then click Sharing on the File menu.
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