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For Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, and Windows Server 2008 R2
1. Click Start — Devices and Printers.
2. Right-click the printer icon and select Printer properties.
3. On the Sharing tab, select the Share this printer check box, and then enter a name in the Share
name text box.
4. Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients using this
printer.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Apply, and then click OK.
To check that the printer is shared:
❏ Ensure that the printer object in the Printers, Printers and Faxes or Devices and Printers
folder is shared. The share icon is shown under the printer icon.
❏ Browse Network or My Network Places. Find the host name of the server and look for the shared
name you assigned to the printer.
Now that the printer is shared, you can install the printer on network clients using the Point and Print
method or the peer-to-peer method.
Point and Print
Point and Print is a Microsoft Windows technology that allows you to connect to a remote printer.
This feature automatically downloads and installs the print driver.
For Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2003 x64
Edition
1. On the Windows desktop of the client computer, double-click My Network Places.
2. Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.
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