Hello friends today I will show you how to share printer in
a local area network (in an easy way) And I will also show you that when the
computer running different OS architecture such as 32-bit and 64-bit, then how
to share printer between 64-bit and 32-bit OS computer, just because if we
share printer from 64-bit OS computer then it will never connect to 32-bit OS
computer without 32-bit printer driver. So friends follow some steps that I am showing you bellow with
pictures
Step: 1 first of all install printer on a local computer by
driver CD if your computer OS is 64-bit then it will automatically install 64
bit driver
Step: 1 after installing printer, close all widow and go to
start and click devices and printer (In Windows XP click on printer and faxes).
Devices and printer widow will appear
Step:2 Now right
click on printer and click Printer properties
Step:3 Now click on sharing
Tab and check on share this printer as given in bellow picture
Hear you can change the sharing name How to share or keep it
as default Name
Step:4 Now click on additional driver, now additional driver
dialog box will appear, in this box
check on 64 bit (note: If we install 32-bit printer driver on our Machine then
by default, 32 bit is checked) When we check on 64 bit and click on Ok button
then it will search for driver
Step:5 Now
click on Brows Button and search for 64 bit. INf file in CD, in my case I am
going to share Canon LBP 2900 and its INF file name is CNAB4STD
So
I select CNAB4STD file and click
Open and then click OK
Step:6 And
now click APPLY and OK. The printer sharing process is completed now close all
window. Now you can access this printer from other computer in a same network
Now
Add this printer shared to other Computers via network
Step:1 For add shared printer on other computer, go to
that computer which you want to connect this printer
Step:2 Open
RUN (windows + R) In this Run Box Type \\computername (as given in bellow image) and hit Enter Key
(Note: Ensure that both computers firewall should be disabled or off
otherwise it can’t connect to client computer )
Step:3 When you hit enter key, then following window
will open, here you can see canon LBP2900 printer is showing,now double click
on printer (Canon LBP 2900) to install this on this PC.After installing
printer,
close all window and
go to
start >Devices and printer hear you can see that printer is installed on
this computer. Now you can print on that printer
( Note: when you double click on printer to connect shared printer. Some time it will asking for printer driver, in this situation you need to printer driver CD.
After inserting Printer driver CD and agiain double click on printer and then oit will asking for driver then click have a disk and click on browse button and select INF file for 32/64 bit driver whatever its requirement it will
install driver and connect with shared printer, now you can test the printer)
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