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Sharing printers
To share printers:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other
Hardware.
2Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. The Printers and Faxes
window opens.
3Right-click the name of the printer you want to share, then click
Sharing.
4Click Share this printer.
5Click OK.
Using the networkAfter the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you
can:
■View shared drives and folders
■Map a network drive
■Open and copy files stored on other network computers
■Print documents on network printers
Viewing shared drives and folders
To view shared drives and folders:
1Click Start, then click My Network Places. The My Network Places
window opens.
2Click/Double-click Entire Network. The Entire Network window opens.
If you do not see the contents of the network after you double-click
Entire Network, click entire contents.
3Double-click Microsoft Windows Network.