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2-8 Installing the Printer Driver Chapter 2
If your system (server) is: Install on client system:
Windows 95/98/Me Windows 95/98/Me
Windows NT/2000 Windows 95/98/Me or
Windows NT/2000
When a document is printed by the client system on a shared printer, any
printing messages (status or error messages) display on the server
system.
Setting Up Your Printer for Sharing 2
Before the client systems can be installed with the printer driver software,
you must set up the printer for sharing on the server system.
To set up the printer for sharing:
1. On the server system, on the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to
Settings, and then click Printers.
2. In the Printers window, click the printer icon.
3. On the File menu, click Sharing.
If the Sharing command is not available, you need to set up printer
sharing in Windows. For details, see your Windows user
documentation.
4. In the Properties dialog box, on the Sharing tab, click Shared As.
5. In the Share Name box (Windows 95/98/Me/NT) or Shared As box
(Windows 2000), type a name you want to assign to the shared
printer.
If available, you may also want to assign a password, which would
then be required by the client system when using the printer.
6. If your situation matches one of the following, set up an alternate or
additional driver: