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Setup for WindowsThese instructions tell you how to set up your printer so other users on the network can share it.
First you will set up the printer as a shared printer on the computer directly connected to it. Then you will add the printer to each network computer that will access it.
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Setting up the printer as a shared printerFollow the steps below on the computer that is connected directly to the printer:
Windows XP:
Click Start and select Control Panel, and then select Printers and Faxes, from the Printers and Other Hardware category.
Windows 2000:
Click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers.
Windows 2000:
Select Shared as, then type a name for the shared printer.
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If you want Windows Vista, XP, and 2000 to automatically download printer drivers for computers that are running different versions of Windows, click Additional Drivers and select the environment and the operating systems of the other computers. Click OK, then insert the printer software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Adding the printer to the other network computersFollow these steps to add the printer to each network computer that will access it.
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Windows XP:
Click Start and select Control Panel, and then select Printers and Faxes, from the Printers and Other Hardware category.
Windows 2000:
Click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers.
Windows XP and 2000:
Double-click the Add Printer icon. The Add Printer Wizard appears. Click the Next button.
Windows XP:
Select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer, then click Next.
Windows 2000:
Select Network printer, then click Next.
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