In the office, many users have reported that after using Windows 7, they feel 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 look at how to add a network printer.
1, open the Win7 start menu, enter "Print" in the search box, "Print Manager"
start menu appears at the top 2, click to open the "Print Management" management, on the left side of the "Print server" above right, select "Add /Remove server"
3, then under "specify the printer server" and "Add server" right click "Browse"
4, Select "Network" on the left, then select the server to which you want to connect the printer on the right. After selecting it, the following option box will display the name of the corresponding printer server, then click on the "Select Server" on the right, and then click " Add to the list, click on "Apply", then click "OK".
5, finally, again point "Start" in the IP address of the "search box" Enter the printer server, then it will open a shared printer, then click Printers, right-click the connection you want to "Connecting ", then click "confirm" a few times.
Of course, if the network printer is shared out by a certain user, you can simply access the shared out in the "My Network Places" in the network printer can be.
Secondly, let Windows7 computers to share printers on a network of WindowsXP.
In many cases, computer systems and coexistence office Windows7 WindowsXP system. 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, will need to share the printer to all computers in the same workgroup;
2, if you install a computer printer is the IP address of the DHCP service available, the IP address to static address; if the shared printer name is in Chinese to English;
3, installed on the computer WINDOWS7 download printer drivers for Windows7 and installation;
4, start - and equipment printer, add the printer;
5, click 'Add a local printer ", while the shared printer on a network, but to select" Add a local printer ";
6, printer port selected window, click "create a new port", the port type selected LocalPort (local port), although the shared printer on the network, but to choose the local port;
7, in the "port name" window "enter a port name In the dialog box, enter the IP address and shared printer name of the computer where the shared printer is installed.
8, point to determine if the system does not report the name of a port error is to install the printer driver interface appears, select the corresponding printer brand in the list on the left side window, select the corresponding printer name in the list on the right - Since The corresponding printer driver has been installed, so it should be found.
9, print a test page after installation is complete qucheng appear if the test page prints successfully then the shared success.
In addition, when any print a lot of time, Windows7 can help you to add print directory, to check the progress of print. To do this: Open a 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 file named "contexts.txt" has been added to the folder. Open this file and click Print.