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GeoffW · 29-12-2004, 15:42

As Raistlin says, just share the printer on the desktop, on XP there is a "share printer" option on the menu. The makes it visible to other machines on your network. On the laptop just install a new printer and you should see it available as something like //desktop/hp-printer.

I find its easier just to install the printer drivers on each machine and set the shared printer up as the default, than use the XP printer setup though.

29-12-2004, 15:42	#51
GeoffW Inactive Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 256	Re: No Wireless Networks were found in range As Raistlin says, just share the printer on the desktop, on XP there is a "share printer" option on the menu. The makes it visible to other machines on your network. On the laptop just install a new printer and you should see it available as something like //desktop/hp-printer. I find its easier just to install the printer drivers on each machine and set the shared printer up as the default, than use the XP printer setup though.