- 1). Log on to Windows XP on the computer physically connected to the printer using an administrator account.
- 2). Press the “Start” button and select “Printers and Faxes.” If you do not see “Printers and Faxes,” open the “Control Panel” and then select “Printers and Faxes.”
- 3). Right-click on the printer icon on the “Printers and Faxes” window and highlight “Sharing.”
- 4). Click on the option to “Share this printer” in the “My Printer Properties” window and press “OK.”
- 5). Log on to Windows XP on a remote computer from which you want to print.
- 6). Press the “Start” button and select “Printers and Faxes.”
- 7). Open the “File” menu and select “Add Printer.”
- 8). Click “Next” on the “Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard” window.
- 9). Click on the option to use “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer.” Press the “Next” button.
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Click on the option to “Browse for a printer” and press the “Next” button. - 11
Click the plus sign next to any names “Microsoft Windows Network” to expand the groups. Select your printer and press “Next.” - 12
Press the “Yes” button in the pop-up window and press the “Finish” button to close the wizard and complete the process.
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