How will I share printer to computers?

How will I share printer to computers?

Hi,

“Your friend wants to share her computers to her printer”. Technically it’s called File and Printer Sharing; by default all Microsoft Windows operating system windows 95 and all recent operating system contains a built in File and Printer Sharing.

NOTE: in order to use File and printer sharing your devices must be connected to the same network and to make it work properly make sure all of your computers are part of the same workgroup.

To know your computers current workgroup, right click my computer and click properties.

To setup File and printer sharing follow this steps:

Sharing Files

For Windows 95,  98, and ME click on network.
For 98 and ME make sure u have the following:
Client for Microsoft Network
(A description of the network card)
IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol > Network Card
NetBEUI > Network Card
TCP/IP > Network Card
File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks

Click on File and printer sharing and make sure the box is checked, and please make sure under accesscontrol there I checked by share level access control. Then save all the settings you made or just click OK. Normally windows will ask you to restart.

After following the previous steps. Click on My Computer icon, then a list of available disks drives will appear. Right click the drive that you want to make available for the workgroup. Click sharing and click on sharing tab .Click on share as tab. Input your folder name in the share name box. Then you have to decide on the type of access you want to have for the rest of users, then click OK. You can now see and access other users/computers on the network whenever you click on Windows 95 Network neighbourhood icons.

Sharing Printer

Double click on my computer, click on the printers folder. New window will pop-up then. Click on the printer that you want to share. Click sharing and then click the sharing tab. Click share as. Input a name to the printer you want to share. Then click OK

For On Windows 2000. Click start, and go to Control Panel

On Windows 2000, go to control panel and the select network connections, double click on network dial-up connection. You should see local area connection, right click and click on properties, you should have the following:
Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
NetBEUI
IPx/SPx

Click on File and printer sharing and make sure the box is checked. Then click close, go back to control panel, double click system. System properties window will appear. Under general tab click on network identification tab, click properties be sure that the computer name you're using is a unique name on the network, and workgroup is set, not domain. Now make sure that this computer has the same Workgroup as the rest of the network.

Sharing Printer

Double click on my computer, click on the printers folder. New window will pop-up then. Click on the printer that you want to share.Click sharing and then click the sharing tab. Click share as. Input a name to the printer you want to share. Then click OK

Sharing Files

For Windows XP, click on the start menu and click on printer and faxes, then locate and double click the printer you want to share. A new window will pop-up click sharing go to the sharing tab then click on share this printer. Then input a share name. Then click OK

Sharing Files

Right on the f older you want to share and click on sharing and security. New windows will pop-up then. Click on the printer that you want to share. Click sharing and then click the sharing tab. Click share as. Input a name to the printer you want to share. Then click OK. Then you should be able to browse your shared folders.

NOTE: the drive of the printer should be locally installed on each computer.