Sharing a Printer

14 Dec 2006 10:01 PM

Redtails

Hi. I'm pretty much dumb when it comes to computers. I recently bought a
laptop and have set up my wireless network to share the internet. Now i'm
trying to share my printer. Both my laptop and desktop are running windows XP
media edition. My printer is a dell all-in-one 940A. The printer is connected
to my desktop. I went through the wizard on the desktop and set everything up
and now it shows that that printer is sharing. Next I went to the laptop,
clicked on add printer, searched and its showing my network but no printers
under it. What am i doing wrong? Please help?

THanks

14 Dec 2006 10:19 PM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
While installing, disable temporarily the Firewalls on both computers, and
be ready with the printer drivers.
On the Laptop, log to Control Panel / Printers.. Click on Add a Printer when
the wiz start choose the
Network Printer option (last one) and follow the wiz.
Some printers need the driver installed on the "printer" computer before the
Wiz process, read your printer instruction concerning such an issue.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"Redtails" <Redta***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6784E661-062E-4983-9F49-54F511EFC9A3@microsoft.com...
> Hi. I'm pretty much dumb when it comes to computers. I recently bought a
> laptop and have set up my wireless network to share the internet. Now i'm
> trying to share my printer. Both my laptop and desktop are running windows
> XP
> media edition. My printer is a dell all-in-one 940A. The printer is
> connected
> to my desktop. I went through the wizard on the desktop and set everything
> up
> and now it shows that that printer is sharing. Next I went to the laptop,
> clicked on add printer, searched and its showing my network but no
> printers
> under it. What am i doing wrong? Please help?
>
> THanks

14 Dec 2006 10:23 PM

Jim

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"Redtails" <Redta***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6784E661-062E-4983-9F49-54F511EFC9A3@microsoft.com...
> Hi. I'm pretty much dumb when it comes to computers. I recently bought a
> laptop and have set up my wireless network to share the internet. Now i'm
> trying to share my printer. Both my laptop and desktop are running windows
> XP
> media edition. My printer is a dell all-in-one 940A. The printer is
> connected
> to my desktop. I went through the wizard on the desktop and set everything
> up
> and now it shows that that printer is sharing. Next I went to the laptop,
> clicked on add printer, searched and its showing my network but no
> printers
> under it. What am i doing wrong? Please help?
>
> THanks

Did you install the drivers for the printer on the laptop as well? I know
that the Epson driver must be installed, and it must connected as described
in the fine manual.
Jim