How do I get two computers to share a single printer?

To set up a computer that shares a printer:

1: Two machines are determined to be connected to a local area network, in the same working group, and guaranteed to exchange visits.

2: Make sure the printer driver is properly installed on the computer that is connected to the printer and is working properly.

3: Check My Network Places properties Local Area Connection Properties "file and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" isn't it tick?

4: Open My Computer, Control Panel, open the printer and fax, here we must set as the default printer, if not the default printer, right mouse button set as the default printer.

5: Select the printer properties, then click Back, select Shared printer, share name, note: If it is not an XP system, you need to install additional drivers in the next step, remember.

To set up a computer that uses a shared printer:

1: Open My Computer--Properties--computer name--to see if the workgroup for both computers is the same.

2: Open your Network Places to view workgroups and computers.

3: Open the other computer back to see the shared printer, double-click to install the shared printer driver, after installation to open the computer-control Panel-printer and fax machine, you will find that the network printer has been added.

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Add Printer Sharing!

In an office, it is not possible for everyone to have a printer, some of the data will inevitably be printed with print sharing, this article on the Windows XP operating system to achieve print sharing.

First, configure the printer

In the Control Panel, open Printers and Faxes, on the left, or right-click to select Add Printer;

2) Click "Next

3) then click "Next"; Note: You must not select the "Automatically detect and install a Plug and Play printer" check box in the image above

4) Do the above image selection, click "Next";

6) After filling in the information, click "Next"; note: the image above "200.1.1.11" is the IP address you set for the print server, enter the port name you set for the print server or the default value (ip_200.1.1.11: The IP address of the print server).

7) Click "Next".

Click "Next" after making a choice based on the actual situation; Note: Select the printer manufacturer and model you are connecting to on the appropriate port of the print server (the port selected in the above steps).

9) Click "Next" after filling out and install the printer driver correctly after the prompt.

Second, share the printer

This step is the key, is related to "a computer" on the printer can give "B computer" shared use of the problem, I hope you pay careful attention.

1. After the print driver is installed, the correct installed printer icon appears in the "Start Menu" → "settings" → "printers" folder. Right-click on the flag, select Share, and on the Sharing tab, in the share name, fill in the name you want to share, such as: ZXB.

2. You should be able to see the printer icon with a small hand on the icon, just like any other shared settings. If you see a small hand on the printer, it means that the printer has been shared successfully.

Third, configure Network sharing protocol

In order to be able to share print, the computer on the LAN must have "File and Printer Sharing protocol" installed.

1. Click Network Places on the desktop, then right-click, open the Network dialog window, and then click File and Printer Sharing.

2. In the File and Print Sharing dialog box that pops up, select the Allow other users to access my files (F) and allow other computers to use my printer (P) check box, and then click the OK button.

3. You will be prompted to insert the Windows System installation disk, and once you have specified the installation directory, you will begin to automatically install the File and Printer sharing protocol. After the installation is complete, the system automatically requires the computer to restart and the new sharing settings take effect after the restart.

Iv. installation and configuration of the client

A the work on the computer we have basically completed, the following will need to share the printer B computer Configuration. A print driver must be installed on every computer in the network that wants to use a shared printer.

1. Click start → settings → printers, and then double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard and click Next. When the wizard asks you how your computer is connected to the printer, select the Network printer option (Note: This example is about sharing a normal printer on a network and therefore not a network printer in the real sense), click Next.

2. Enter the network path of the printer below. Here we can use the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) format for accessing network resources to enter the network path of the shared printer "AHP" (OA is the user name of a computer). You can also click the Browse button, find a shared printer in a workgroup, select a computer with a printer installed (for example: 0A), select a printer, click the OK button, choose a network path for the printer, and click Next.

3. Then the system will you enter the printer name again, after entering, click the "Next" button, and then press the "Done" button, if the other side set a password, here is required to enter the password. Finally, add the HP DeskJet 200 icon to the printer window and here we have the network printer installed.

b Computer on the printer driver has been installed, the following will be configured for Network sharing protocol, the specific configuration method and just a computer on the "Configure Network Sharing Protocol", here is not repeated. Finally we can open the Start menu, "settings" → "printer", you will see the installed "Network printer" logo.

Five, printer sharing fault resolution

In Windows XP, you can often be unable to share a printer for a variety of reasons, and this time you are not at your wits ' end? Solving the problem requires the right remedy, so let's look at the most common problems and workarounds for sharing printers in Windows XP.

1, the Network Neighborhood cannot browse normally

When you share a printer in Windows XP, the first thing to do is not to install a network printer directly on your workstation, but instead to look at whether the View workgroup computers item in My Network Places is browsing properly, and whether the computer that has the printer installed (the print server) appears. If you can find a print server, the basic conditions for sharing the printer are already present, and if an error occurs, you should first resolve the issue.

Workaround: Under the premise of confirming the LAN workgroup name, go to the "Local Connection" Property window, click "Install" button to add "NWLink ipx/spx/netbios Compatible Transport Protocol" protocol, You can now resolve issues such as "Do not have permission to browse to a workgroup ..." When you cannot view a workgroup computer or click the "View workgroup computer" item without restarting.

2, the workstation does not search for shared printers

This is the most common problem that most LAN users encounter when installing shared printers in a Windows XP workstation, usually in the form of a "Microsoft Windows Network" message in the list of shared printers, while a shared printer cannot be searched.

Workaround: There are three solutions to this problem. One is to install the "NWLink ipx/spx/netbios Compatible Transport Protocol" protocol for "local Area Connection", you can usually search for a shared printer, and second, when you double-click directly into the print server in My Network Places, Right click on the shared printer icon, select "Connect" in the pop-up shortcut menu, click "Yes" button in the pop-up box to quickly install the shared printer; check whether the "Internet Connection Firewall" feature is enabled on the print server's local area connection, and if it is turned on, cancel the feature. If you want to use the Internet Connection Firewall feature and want to share files and printers, install the NetBEUI protocol (non-routing protocol).

3, let the workstation without driver to install the printer

Typically, the network administrator needs to transfer the driver files for the shared printer to the workstation to install the shared printer driver on the workstation. However, if there are dozens of workstations to do this operation, it will make the network managers feel headache.

Solution: There are two ways for you to choose. One is to use Windows XP to install the "other driver" method to resolve. To install the Lenovo 6110 printer as an example, assuming there are 20 Windows 98 workstations, first install the 6110 for 98 driver in any workstation, and then copy the "Lgbcpr.inf" file from the workstation "C:windowsinf" directory to the print server. Then go to the print server's Shared printer Properties window, click the "Other Drivers" button in the "Sharing" tab Settings screen, tick the "Intel Windows 95, 98, and Me" entry in the Pop-up dialog box, and specify the location of the "Lgbcpr.inf" file. When prompted to specify a "Lexgo.exe" file, specify the "driverswin_9xlexgo.ex_" file in the drive disk, and the system will automatically copy the required driver files. After replication is complete, users are no longer required to provide drivers when installing shared printers in other workstations. However, this method is cumbersome, and it is difficult for beginners to determine which files are required in this process.

A more recommended approach is the second, the "Map Network Drive" method. This method is simple and works well for all printer sharing applications. To install the Epson Lq-1600kⅲ printer as an example, first share the printer driver file in the print server. Then go to the print server in My Network Places on the workstation, locate and select the shared printer driver file, click on the "Map Network Drive" menu item, select a drive in the list of drives and click "OK" button. Then, when installing a shared printer that requires a driver file, manually specify the mapped drive and follow the prompts to quickly complete the driver installation.

Tips: How to set up custom paper in Windows XP

Click "start → settings → printers and Faxes" and in the window that appears, select "Print Server Properties" in "Files". In the pop-up Properties dialog box, click "Create a new format" and then name the table you created in the table name above. In format description (size), enter the size of the custom paper, and note that the metric is in cm instead of 0.1mm in Windows 98, so don't be mistaken. Finally click "Save format", after the completion, click "Close", you can use the custom-sized printing paper under Windows XP