July 2005
Beginner
268 pages
7h 41m
English
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Using Printers on Other PCs
Earlier in this chapter, you learned how to share the printers connected to your Windows computer. Now, with the printer out there on the network yelling "Use me! Use me!" you need to set up each computer on your network so that it can use the printer.
Windows gives you a few ways to use a printer that's been shared by another computer:
You can add a network printer using the Add Printer Wizard.
You can do what the geeks do and type the UNC path to the printer in the Start → Run box. All these methods are described below, although method 1 is usually the easiest.
Method 1: Using the Add New Printer Wizard
To use the Add Printer wizard found in every version of Windows, follow these steps:
Start the Add Printer wizard on the remote computer.
In Windows XP, go to Start → Printers and Faxes and double-click Add Printer. In Windows 2000, go to Start → Settings → Printers and Faxes and double-click Add Printer. In Windows 95, 98, and ME, do this by going to Start → Settings → Printers and selecting Add Printer.
Add a network-based printer.
The first step of the wizard asks you if you're adding a local printer (one attached directly to your PC) or a network printer (one shared by another computer on the network). Since you're connecting to a printer on another computer, select the network option.
Select the printer you'd like to use.
Specify the printer you'd like to add by browsing for it and locating it on the network.
Install the software for the printer when prompted—but ...
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