How do i share a printer with another computer?

Hi, i have one computer that has XP on it the other has vista on it. The vista computer has a printer attached to it. Also the vista computer is wired direct to the router. The xp computer is also wired direct to the same router. What steps do i need to take so that the XP computer can share the Vista computers printer?





Id really appreciate your help. Thankyou.How do i share a printer with another computer?
First of all i recommend you to put the printer in the XP Computer. It would be much more easier. Once you have successfully installed the printer software Proceed to these steps.


On the XP Computer go to start, control panel then if you have lots of little icons it all right if you don't change to classic view pressing change to classic view on the left of the screen. When done press printers %26amp;faxes. Right click the printer you want share then press sharing. Give your printer a name or just keep the default name.Then press allow sharing then press ok. When the printers and faxes screen comes up you should see a hand next to the printer that you want to share. Go to vista computer and go to the networking and sharing center. On the left you will see something like view devices on my network. Click on it. Press F5. Your printer should be there if it isnt your computer should be there. If your computer is there double click it and you should see your printer. Press your printer. It might ask you do install drivers. If it does install the drivers. Note:Windows will do this for you. When it is finish wait one minute and cross out of all the windows on your screen. As long as the computer that has the printer plugged in is on its all fine and dandy. When you want to print a document on the printers you should see something like this:


\\computer name\\printer name


click on that and press print and it will come out in the printer


as long as the xp computer is on and the printer is plugged in and on


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Check out this website. It should help you.





http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
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