Windows7 system shared network printer FAQ

In the office, many users have reported that using Windows 7 feels that the hardware performance is more fully utilized, the network speed is faster than before, and the audio and video effects are not said. At the same time, Windows 7's network service function is better than any previous Windows system. Installing a network printer under Windows 7 is even more easy. The editor below summarizes the problems of adding network printers and the problems that are often encountered in the office.

First, let's take a look at how to add a network printer.

1. Open the Win7 start menu and type “Print” in the search box. At the top of the start menu, “Print Management”,

2. Click to open & ldquo; Print Management & rdquo After management, right click on the left side of the "Print Server", select "Add/Remove Server",

3, and then "Add Server" under "Specify Printer Server". Click on the right side of "Browse">

4. Select “Network” on the left, and then select the server to which you want to connect the printer on the right. After selecting, the following option box will display the corresponding printer. The name of the server, then click on the right side of the "Select Server", and then click "Add to the list", followed by click "Apply", and then click "OK".

5, Finally, click "Start" in the "Search Box" to enter the IP address of the printer server, then the shared printer will be opened, then click on the printer you want to connect to. Right click on “link”, then click once “confirm”

Of course, if the network printer is shared by a certain user, you only need to access the shared network printer in “My Network Places".

Secondly, let Windows 7 computers share network printers on Windows XP.

Many times, the Windows 7 system in the office and the Windows XP system coexist. When you want to share a shared printer on an old machine with a Windows 7 system computer, it is often difficult to achieve. The following method may help you solve this problem.

1. Set all computers that need to share the printer to the same workgroup;

2. If the computer where the printer is installed is the IP address obtained through the DHCP service, change the IP address to static. Address; if the shared printer name is Chinese, change it to English;

3. Download the printer driver suitable for WINDOWS7 and install it on the computer where WINDOWS7 is installed;

4, Start - Device and Printer, add printer;

5, click "Add local printer", although the shared printer is on the network, but select "Add local printer";

In the Select Printer Port window, click “Create New Port”, select the Local Port for the port type, although the shared printer is on the network, but select the local port;

7. In the “Port” Enter the IP address of the computer where the shared printer is installed and the shared printer name in the "Enter Port Name" dialog box.

8. After the point is determined, if the system does not report the port name error, the printer driver interface will be installed. Select the corresponding printer brand in the list on the left side of the window, and select the corresponding printer name in the list on the right - due to The corresponding printer driver has been installed, so it should be found.

9. After the installation of the driver is completed, a print test page appears. If the test page prints successfully, the sharing is successful.

Also, when printing a lot, Windows 7 can help you add a print directory to check the progress of the print. To do this: Open the Command Prompt Manager, then navigate to the folder where you want to list the file directory or the absolute path, then execute the following command: dir> contents.txt, then you will see the file directory file. A new file called "contexts.txt" has been added to the folder. Open this file and click Print.