connecting printer to laptop
 

desktop and laptop both running winXP (sp3).
Have not set up sharing between the two.
Printer (hp5220) connected to desktop.
Went into CP, Printers and set printer to share.

On laptop went to CP, Printers and have tried to add printer with no luck.
Let system scan for new printer(Add Printer Wizard) and the only thing that
comes up in Shared printers is MS Windows Network.

Any suggestion on where to start... I thought there is a way to share the
printer w/o the need to set up a network between the two systems.

thanks,

Re: connecting printer to laptop
 

"L." <l@yahooie.org> wrote in message
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> ... I thought there is a way to share the
> printer w/o the need to set up a network between the two systems.

There is usually another way. (Most tasks the manufacturer truly
believes impossible are usually done sooner or later by someone
else.) But the practical question is how fast and how cheaply
a task can be done. The fast way to share one printer between
two PCs is to create a network of all three.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Re: connecting printer to laptop
 

On 5/26/2010 10:17 PM, L. wrote:
> desktop and laptop both running winXP (sp3).
> Have not set up sharing between the two.
> Printer (hp5220) connected to desktop.
> Went into CP, Printers and set printer to share.
>
> On laptop went to CP, Printers and have tried to add printer with no luck.
> Let system scan for new printer(Add Printer Wizard) and the only thing that
> comes up in Shared printers is MS Windows Network.
>
> Any suggestion on where to start... I thought there is a way to share the
> printer w/o the need to set up a network between the two systems.
>
> thanks,
>
>

Not to be facetious, but if you haven't connected the two computers in
some way, how do you expect to share a resource on one computer (the
printer) with the other computer?

You *do* need a network in order to access shared resources. The easiest
way is to use a router to which both computers are connected, but you
could also connect the computers directly.

Assuming that the computers are physically connected to each other or to
a common router, run the "Network Setup Wizard" on both computers. Make
sure that any non-Windows firewalls are properly configured to allow LAN
traffic.

--
Lem

Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html

Re: connecting printer to laptop
 

Got it. Did connect through router.


"Lem" <lemp40@unknownhost> wrote in message
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> On 5/26/2010 10:17 PM, L. wrote:
>> desktop and laptop both running winXP (sp3).
>> Have not set up sharing between the two.
>> Printer (hp5220) connected to desktop.
>> Went into CP, Printers and set printer to share.
>>
>> On laptop went to CP, Printers and have tried to add printer with no
>> luck.
>> Let system scan for new printer(Add Printer Wizard) and the only thing
>> that
>> comes up in Shared printers is MS Windows Network.
>>
>> Any suggestion on where to start... I thought there is a way to share the
>> printer w/o the need to set up a network between the two systems.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>>
>
> Not to be facetious, but if you haven't connected the two computers in
> some way, how do you expect to share a resource on one computer (the
> printer) with the other computer?
>
> You *do* need a network in order to access shared resources. The easiest
> way is to use a router to which both computers are connected, but you
> could also connect the computers directly.
>
> Assuming that the computers are physically connected to each other or to a
> common router, run the "Network Setup Wizard" on both computers. Make sure
> that any non-Windows firewalls are properly configured to allow LAN
> traffic.
>
> --
> Lem
>
> Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html

connecting printer to laptop
 

Follow the instructions to install the software for the printer. You should get a setup wizard and be able to follow step-by-step instructions in order to install the software for the printer.
Turn on your printer. Plug in the connecting wire to your serial, USB or parallel port depending on the port the printer needs. The laptop should pick up the new hardware, but if it doesn't, you need to reboot the laptop.
Set up a wireless network and you won't have to worry about plugging in the wire each time you need to print your documents. Otherwise, when you are done printing remove the plug and take your laptop wherever you want. When you have another document to print, just take your laptop to your printer, turn the printer on and plug in the connecting wire. You then can print your documents.