Because many households or offices have several computers but only one printer, you need to share the printer on your network. To let everyone on the network print on that printer, share it by following these steps on the Vista computer connected to the printer:
1Click the Start menu, choose Network, and click the Network and Sharing Center button along the top.
2The Network and Sharing Center window appears
Turn on Printer Sharing and click Apply.
3Look in the Printer Sharing category and click
the Off button to reveal the menu. When the menu drops down, choose Turn
On Printer Sharing and click Apply to share that printer with the
network.
Now, tell your other networked PC (or PCs) about your newly shared printer by following these steps:
Now, tell your other networked PC (or PCs) about your newly shared printer by following these steps:
Click the Start menu, choose Control Panel, and select Printers from the Hardware and Sound category.
4The Printers window lists icons for any installed printers
Click the Add a Printer button.
5The Add Printer window appears
6Your PC glances around the network for the
other PCs’ shared printer. When it finds it, click its name and click
Next to install it. If it doesn’t find it, move to Step 4.
Choose The Printer That I Want Isn’t Listed and then click Browse to go to the shared printer.
7Clicking the Browse button fetches a list of
your networked PCs. Double-click the PC with the attached printer, and
Vista lists the printer’s name.
Double-click the shared printer’s icon and click Next.
Vista finally connects to your networked printer. You may also need to install the printer’s software on your PC before it can print to the networked printer.
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