How do I set up Win7 system printer sharing?

shared printers are a common way to use printers in small office environments. On the WinXP system all know how to set up Printer sharing, on the Win7 system computer, there are many users do not know how to set up, shared printer settings become complex. So how do I set up printer sharing? Let's talk about Win7. Set the method for printer sharing.

　　The steps are as follows:

　　First step: Disable the Guest user.

1, click the "Start" button, the "Computer" on the right, select "Management", as shown in the following image:

2, in the Pop-up Computer Management window to find the "Guest" user, as shown in the following figure:

3. Double-click "Guest" to open the Guest Properties window to ensure that the "account disabled" option is not checked (pictured below).

　　Step two: Share the target printer.

1, click the "Start" button, select "Equipment and Printers", the following figure:

2, in the pop-up window to find the printer to share (provided that the printer is properly connected, the driver is properly installed), on the printer right, select "Printer Properties", the following figure:

3, switch to the "Sharing" tab, check "Share this printer", and set a share name (remember the share name, the following settings may be used).

　　Step three: Make advanced sharing settings.

1. Right-click on the Network connection icon of the system tray and choose "Open Network and Sharing Center".

2, remember the type of network (the author is working network), and then in the pop-up window click "Select HomeGroup and sharing Options", the following figure:

3, and then click Change advanced sharing settings, as shown in the following figure:

4, if it is a home or work network, "Change advanced sharing settings," The specific settings can refer to the following figure, the key options have been marked with red circle, the setting is completed do not forget to save the changes.

　　Step Fourth: Set up a workgroup.

Before you add a target printer, first determine whether the computers in your local area network are in a workgroup, as follows:

1, click the "Start" button, the "Computer" on the right, select "Properties", the following figure:

2, in the pop-up window to find a workgroup, if the computer's workgroup settings are inconsistent, click "Change Settings", if the same can be directly exited, skip to step fifth.

Note: Remember the "computer name" and the settings that follow will be used.

3. If you are in a different workgroup, you can set it in this window:

Note: This setting will not take effect until it is restarted, so don't forget to restart the computer after the setup is complete so that the settings take effect.

Fifth step: Add the target printer on another computer.

Note: This step is done on other computers in the local area network that need to share the printer. This step is similar in the process of Winx and Win7 system, this article takes Win7 as an example to introduce.

There are a number of ways to add, and here are two of them.

First, regardless of which method you use, you should go to Control Panel, open the Devices and Printers window, and click Add Printer, as shown in the following figure:

Next, select "Add Network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer" and click "Next", as shown below:

When you click Next, the system automatically searches for available printers.

If the previous steps are correctly set, then as long as the patience to wait, the general system can be found, and then just follow the prompts step-by-step operation on the line.

If you wait patiently after the system still can't find the printer you need, you can also click "I need the printer is not in the list", and then click "Next", as shown below.

If you have no patience, you can click "Stop" and click "I need the printer is not listed", then click "Next", the following figure: