Windows Tips for Printer Sharing

Windows Printer Sharing Tutorial and steps to add Network printer.

 There may be only one PC for group of computer. And you would like to share printer for entire office or may be you want to give temporary printer access for some Windows user. For this you have to do windows printer sharing. This Windows tips will guide you steps for printer sharing for windows workgroup. You can share windows printer with Linux, Unix and Macintosh computer and vis a versa.

 Steps for windows Printer sharing.

 1) To share a printer within a workgroup, enable printer sharing on the host PC (where printer cable connected). After enabling printer sharing, it allow other network PC to see the shared printer. Open the windows Control Panel by clicking on the Start Menu > Control Panel:  

How to add and configure network Printer on windows.

2) Click View Network Status and Tasks:

  

How to enable printer sharing.

3) If printer sharing is disabled, click the button next to Printer Sharing, then Turn on Printer Sharing and click Apply:

  

4) Printer sharing is now enabled on the windows host computer, allowing access to the connected printers. Go the PC where you want to share network printer,

5) Under control panel - go to network neighborhood and find the PC where printer is connected. Once you have found the shared printer you wish to use, right click on it and select Connect.

  

6) Sometime it asks for username and password from host computer to allow access for other computer. Enter username and password for windows. Now Windows install required driver and add access to the shared printer. This allow you to print from any application. This Windows tips for printer sharing work on workgroup base Network. Steps to add network printer are same as above.