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If you are using Windows Vista, you may be prompted to change the sharing options
before you can continue. Press the
Change Sharing Options
button, and the press
Continue
on the next dialog box.
5
For Windows 2000, check the
Shared As
box.
For Windows XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/ 7 / Server 2008 R2, check the
Share this
printer
box.
6
Fill in the
Share Name
field.
7
Click
Additional Drivers
, and select the operating systems of all network clients printing
to this printer.
8
Click
OK
.
If you are missing files, you are prompted to insert the server operating system CD.
a
Insert the Software and Documentation CD, ensure that the drive letter is correct
for your CD-ROM drive, and then click
OK
.
b
If you are using Windows Vista: Brows to a client computer running the operating
system, and then click
OK
. If you are using any other Windows version: Insert the
operating system CD, ensure that the drive letter is correct for your CD-ROM drive,
and then click
OK
.
9
Click
Close
.
To check that the printer was successfully shared:
• Make sure the printer object in the
Printers
folder shows it is shared. For example, in
Windows 2000, a hand is shown underneath the printer icon.
•Browse
My Network Places
or
Network Neighborhood
. Find the host name of the server,
and look for 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.