How to Share Your PC’s Printer in Windows XP

Windows allows you to share a printer that is connected to your computer with other computers on your network or within your workgroup. To share a printer attached to your Window XP PC with other computers on the network, follow these steps:



  1. Open the Control Panel.



  2. Open the icon Printers and Faxes.



  3. Right-click the printer icon.



  4. Choose Sharing from the pop-up menu.



  5. Choose the option Share This Printer.



  6. (Optional) Type a share name.


    Be descriptive. The name Larry’s Color Laser is a good description, as is Mom’s Inkjet in the Den.



  7. Click OK to share the printer.




Shared printers sport a tag on their icon in the Printers window. The tag is the serving hand that appears under the icon.



  • Because you’re sharing one of the computer’s hardware resources and it affects all users on the computer, you need administrator access to share the printer.



  • Some types of printers, such as PDF printers or Fax printers, cannot be shared on the network. Windows bluntly tells you so when you make the attempt.



  • A shared printer is available only when the computer it's attached to is turned on.



  • You cannot print on a shared printer when the computer it’s attached to is in Sleep mode or Stand By mode. Likewise, because Hibernation turns a computer off, you cannot use the printer attached to a hibernating PC.



  • You can print to any printer directly attached to the network, though that printer must be turned on as well.



  • The computers you share your printer with can be running any version of Windows, not just XP.






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