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Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit Edition 1. On the Windows desktop of the client computer, click Start® Network. 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. 4. Click Install driver. 5. Click Continue in User Account Control dialog. 6. Wait for the driver information to copy from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer object to be added to the Printers folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other factors. 7. Print a test page to verify installation. a. Click Start® Control Panel® Hardware and Sound. b. Select Printers. c. Right-click the printer you just created and select Properties. d. From the General tab, click Print Test Page. When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete. Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition 1. On the Windows desktop of the client computer, click Start® Network. 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. 4. Click Install driver. 5. Wait for the driver information to copy from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer object to be added to the Printers folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other factors. 6. Print a test page to verify installation. a. Click Start® Control Panel. b. Select Printers. c. Right-click the printer you just created and select Properties. d. From the General tab, click Print Test Page. When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete. Peer-to-Peer If you use the peer-to-peer method, the printer driver is fully installed on each client computer. Network clients retain control of driver modifications. The client computer handles the print job processing. Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows 2000 1. Click start® Printers and Faxes (Printers for Windows 2000). 2. Click Add a Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard. 3. Click Next. 4. Select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer, and then click Next (For Windows 2000, select the network printer from the Shared printers list). If the printer is not listed, type in the path of the printer in the text box.

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Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
1.
On the Windows desktop of the client computer, click
Start
®
Network
.
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
.
4.
Click
Install driver
.
5.
Click
Continue
in
User Account Control
dialog.
6.
Wait for the driver information to copy from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer object to be added to the
Printers
folder.
The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other factors.
7.
Print a test page to verify installation.
a.
Click
Start
®
Control Panel
®
Hardware and Sound
.
b.
Select
Printers
.
c.
Right-click the printer you just created and select
Properties
.
d.
From the
General
tab, click
Print Test Page
.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition
1.
On the Windows desktop of the client computer, click
Start
®
Network
.
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
.
4.
Click
Install driver
.
5.
Wait for the driver information to copy from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer object to be added to the
Printers
folder.
The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other factors.
6.
Print a test page to verify installation.
a.
Click
Start
®
Control Panel
.
b.
Select
Printers
.
c.
Right-click the printer you just created and select
Properties
.
d.
From the
General
tab, click
Print Test Page
.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
Peer-to-Peer
If you use the peer-to-peer method, the printer driver is fully installed on each client computer. Network clients retain control of driver modifications. The client
computer handles the print job processing.
Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition,
Windows 2000
1.
Click
start
®
Printers and Faxes
(
Printers
for Windows 2000).
2.
Click
Add a Printer
to launch the
Add Printer
wizard.
3.
Click
Next
.
4.
Select
A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer
, and then click
Next
(For Windows 2000, select the network printer from the
Shared printers
list). If the printer is not listed, type in the path of the printer in the text box.