Network printer set up vista

Can anyone tel me the steps? I found your information regarding adding a shared printer on a Windows XP computer. Your example regarding printer name, etc. Well done. Great information, and easy to follow, I used both instructions, adding my existing printer to a network and sharing the network.

I am in college and my son just started, we have two desktops and a recently purchased net-book. It would have been overwhelming buying additional printers, thanks for all your help this saves us so much time and energy:. Thanks for sharing these tips with us, I need them for my new job, as the matter of fact I need all the help I can get because I never handled a printer before all by myself.

What do you need to add a network printer? A network printer can be a printer that is already installed on one computer in your home or office network.

It does not have to be anything special. You need to know the actual computer name that the printer is installed on. How to find the Computer Name? Printer Sharing has to be enabled. Also create a simple name for your printer here. The share name of you shared printer. It usually is the brand of the printer which could be cannon bj, however I like to rename it just printer.

How to add a network printer onto your home network: Go to the control panel which can be found by clicking the start button. In the left bar click on switch to classic view. Then click on the Printer and Faxes Icon. Customize the Taskbar in Windows What Is svchost. Best Home Theater Systems. Best Smartwatches. Best Gaming Laptops. Best Smart Displays. Best Home Security Systems.

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A lil frustrated at the effort for something seemingly so simple, but happy it fixed. Marked as answer by jessic4h Thursday, June 11, AM. Hi Jessica, Please let us know more information. Hi, 1. WMI gives return code , which looks odd. The normal error code according to MSDN article for failed driver installation is As soon as the driver package is removed using the snap-in, the error resurfaces. Thanks, Jessica.