Dell 1100 Owner's Manual - Page 35

In Windows 2000/XP

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In Windows 2000/XP Setting Up the Host Computer 1 Start Windows. 2 For Windows 2000, click the Start button → Settings → Printers. For Windows XP, click the Start button and select Printers and Faxes. 3 Double-click your printer icon. 4 Click the Printer menu and select Sharing. 5 For Windows 2000, check the Shared As box. For Windows XP, check the Share this printer box. 6 Fill in the Share Name field and click OK. Setting Up the Client Computer 1 Right-click the Start button and select Explore. 2 Open your network folder in the left column. 3 Click the shared name. If you can't find the shared name, make sure that the user account for the client computer is registered on the host computer. 4 For Windows 2000, from the Start button, click Settings and select Printers. For Windows XP, from the Start button, click and select Printers and Faxes. 5 Double-click your printer icon. 6 Click the Printer menu and select Properties. 7 Click the Ports tab and select Add Port. 8 Click Local Port and select New Port. 9 Fill in the Enter a port name field and enter the shared name. 10 Click OK and select Close. 11 Click Apply and select OK. Printing 27

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Printing
27
In Windows 2000/XP
Setting Up the Host Computer
1
Start Windows.
2
For Windows 2000, click the
Start
button
Settings
Printers
.
For Windows XP, click the
Start
button and select
Printers and Faxes
.
3
Double-click your printer icon.
4
Click the
Printer
menu and select
Sharing
.
5
For Windows 2000, check the
Shared As
box.
For Windows XP, check the
Share this printer
box.
6
Fill in the
Share Name
field and click
OK
.
Setting Up the Client Computer
1
Right-click the
Start
button and select
Explore
.
2
Open your network folder in the left column.
3
Click the shared name. If you can’t find the shared name, make sure that the user account for
the client computer is registered on the host computer.
4
For Windows 2000, from the
Start
button, click
Settings
and select
Printers
.
For Windows XP,
from the
Start
button, click and select
Printers and Faxes
.
5
Double-click your printer icon.
6
Click the
Printer
menu and select
Properties
.
7
Click the
Ports
tab and select
Add Port
.
8
Click
Local Port
and select
New Port
.
9
Fill in the
Enter a port name
field and enter the shared name.
10
Click
OK
and select
Close
.
11
Click
Apply
and select
OK
.