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You know how it goes, you've got one printer and wish to share it between more than one computer, but it's not a "Network Printer."
Not to worry, it's possible.
The first thing to do is make sure all your networked computers are on the same "workgroup." To do this:
Windows XP
1. Right click "My Computer"
2. Click "Properties."
3. Click the "Computer Name" tab
4. Click "Change"
5. Make sure the "Workgroup" field is the same and reboot the computer.
Windows Vista
1. Right click "Computer"
2. On the left, click "Advanced System Settings"
3. On the window that comes up, click the "Computer Name" tab
4. Click "Change"
5. Make sure the workgroup field is the same between the other computer and reboot.
Now that the workgroup is the same between the computers, you're ready to share the printer.
On the computer that has the printer attached, do the following:
Windows XP
1. Open the Control Panel
2. Open "Printers and Faxes"
3. Right click the printer you wish to share
4. Click "Sharing and Security"
5. Click the link to allow sharing on the network and then "Just enable file and printer sharing" if a window pops up.
6. Select the checkbox to share the printer on the network.
7. Give the printer a name, and click OK
Windows Vista
1. Open the Control Panel
2. Open "Printers"
3. Right click the printer you wish to share
4. Click "Sharing and Security"
5. Click the link to allow sharing on the network and then "Just enable file and printer sharing" if a window pops up.
6. Select the checkbox to share the printer on the network.
7. Give the printer a name, and click OK
On the computer that is networked to the computer with the shared printer, but without said printer attached, you must now add the printer by this procedure, it is essentially the same between Windows XP and Vista.
1. Open the "Printers" or "Printers and Faxes" window
2. Click "add a printer" on the top left of the window (task pane)
3. Follow the prompts, selecting a "Network Printer or a printer attached to another computer" when the option comes up. Browse for a printer and navigate to the printer that has been shared, and follow the prompts.
note: click "continue anyway" when a window pops up asking if you wish to install the drivers for the printer.
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