To share a printer connected to your computer (the server)
1
Click
Start
, point to
Settings
, and then click
Printers
(Windows NT 4.0, 98, Me,
and 2000) or
Printers and Faxes
(Windows XP).
(If Printers and Faxes is not found on the Start menu in Windows XP, click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, and then click
Printers and Faxes
.)
2
In the
Printers
folder, right-click the printer icon and then click
Properties
.
3
On the
Sharing
tab, select the “share the printer” option and give the printer a share
name.
4
Optional
. If you are sharing the printer with users of other versions of Windows, click
Additional Drivers
to install their drivers as a convenience to those users. This step
requires you to have the Starter CD in your CD-ROM drive.
When sharing a locally connected printer, use the newest operating system as the server.
It is recommended to use Windows 2000 or Windows XP as the server.
If Windows NT 4.0 is the server, administrators need to install the Windows 2000 and
Windows XP user mode driver on the server. This is because Windows 2000 and
Windows XP cannot print using the Windows NT 4.0 kernel mode driver.
To install the Windows 2000 and Windows XP user mode driver on the Windows NT 4.0
server:
i
In the driver properties dialog box on the server, click the
General
tab and then click
the
New Driver
button.
ii
When prompted for files, locate the Windows 2000 and Windows XP folder on the
printer Starter CD and select the user mode driver.
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