WinXP shared printer connection failure measures

WinXP shared printer connection failed, whether in the company or in the office, this is a problem we often encounter, because the use of shared printers are often more necessary, so how to deal with it urgently It is very important, the following small series will tell you how to solve the problem through detailed tutorials.

under WinXP shared printer connection fails, we must first think of the problem is to re-connect the print server, after the connection is successful need to consider the next step.

The specific steps for printer sharing are as follows:

1. Configure the printer host

First we need to configure the printer on the host. For the time being, we refer to the computer directly connected to the printer as “host”, and other computers in the LAN that need to share printing with the host are called “clients”.

Step 1: Connect the printer to the host, turn on the printer, go to the “Printers and Faxes” folder through the “Control Panel” of the host, right click in the blank space, select “Add Printer” command to open the Add Printer Wizard window. Select “Connect to this computer's local printer> and check the “Automatically detect and install the Plug and Play printer” checkbox.

Step 2: At this time, the host will detect the new printer. You will soon find the connected printer. Follow the prompts to put the driver CD that came with the printer into the CD-ROM drive and install the printer. After the driver, the icon for the printer appears in the "Printers and Faxes" folder.

Step 3: Right click on the newly installed printer icon, select the “Share” command, open the printer's properties dialog box, switch to the “Share” tab, select “ Share this printer & rdquo; and fill in the name you want to share in the "share name" input box, such as HP1020 Plus, click the “OK" button to complete the shared settings.

2. Configuring Network Protocols

In order to make the sharing of printers smooth, we must install the “share agreement of files and printers” on both the host and the client. Right click on the “My Network Places” on the desktop, select the “Properties” command, and go to the “Network Connections” folder. Right click on the “Local Area Connection” icon and select “Properties”. Command, if the <quo;General” tab" This connection uses the following items"; the list does not find <;Microsoft Network File and Printer Sharing", then you need to click the "Install" button to pop up In the dialog box, select “Services", then click “Add”, select “File and Printer Sharing> in the “Select Network Service" window, and finally click the <;OK” button carry out. Previous12Next page Total 2 pages