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Sharing an Existing Printer on Windows XP Professional

Saturday, 25 July 2009 03:56 by Mike

1. From the Start menu, click Printers And Faxes.

2. In the Printers And Faxes window, right-click the icon for the printer that you want to share and click Sharing.

3. In the Properties dialog box for the printer, on the Sharing tab, click Share This Printer.

4. In the Share Name text box, type in a share name, and then click OK.

After you have shared the printer, Windows XP Professional puts an open hand under
the printer icon, indicating that the printer is shared.

Tags:		printer, share, printer sharing, windows xp
Categories:		Windows

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