How to set up printer sharing in Windows XP

The printer can be said to be the most popular device used in modern office, especially in the corporate office, but it is impossible for everyone to configure a printer. Set up printer sharing, however, because the system installed in the computer
in the enterprise LAN is different, this adds some difficulty to setting up printer sharing. Today we will detail how to set up printer sharing in Windows XP. .

First, set the printer sharing

Step one, first click the [Start] menu, then click [Settings] → [Printers and Faxes], as shown:

Step 2, the printer you have installed will be displayed. (If you do not have a printer installed, please refer to "I want") and then right-click the printer you want to set up, select the [Share] menu bar, and enter the sharing. Print the settings window as shown:

Step 3. Select the [Share this printer] option in the printer sharing settings window, then click the [OK] button as shown:

After setting sharing is complete, the set printer will display a hand-shaped logo, as shown:

Second, how to use a shared printer

The sharing settings have been completed before. The next step is to find this print and use it by other computers. The method is as follows:

Step 1. Select [Start] → [Setting on the computer to use the shared printer. 】→ [printer and fax] → [file] & rarr; [add printer], as shown Show:

Step 2, then click [Next], then use [Printer Options], select [Network
Printer or connect to other Computer< Br> printer], then click [Next], as shown:

Step 3, then select [Browse Printer], then click the [Next] button, as shown:

Step four, then find the shared printer set in the [Shared Printers] list, click the [Next] button, as shown:

5. If you have more than one printer, then [Do you want to set it as the default printer], select [Yes (Y)], then this network printer will print as the default preferred, then click [Next], and finally click [Finish] ], as shown:

This way you can use this shared printer to print documents.