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Installing Printer Drivers on the Windows Computers 133
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Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, or Windows Server 2008 R2
1
Click
Start
Devices and Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer icon and select
Printer properties
.
3
On the
Sharing
tab, click
Change Sharing Options
if exists.
Check the
Share this printer
check box, and then type a name in the
Share
name
text box.
4
Click
Additional Drivers
and select the operating systems of all network
clients that print to the printer.
5
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
To confirm that the printer is properly shared:
• Ensure that the printer object in the
Printers
,
Printers and Faxes
, or
Devices and Printers
folder is shared. The shared icon is shown under the
printer icon.
•Browse
Network
or
My Network Places
. Find the host name of the server
and the shared name you assigned to the printer.
Now that the printer is shared, you can install the printer on network clients
using the point and print method or the peer-to-peer method.
Point and Print
Point and Print is a Microsoft Windows technology that allows you to connect to
a remote printer. This feature automatically downloads and installs the printer
driver.
Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server
2003 x64 Edition
1
On the Windows desktop of the client computer, double-click
My Network
Places
.
2
Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host
name.
3
Right-click the shared printer name, and then click
Connect
.