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Back to Contents Page Setting Up File & Printer Sharing Installing File and Printer Sharing Sharing a printer Sharing files Installing the File & Printer Sharing Follow the instructions below to install the file and printer sharing service. For Windows 2000 and XP 1. Right-click the My Network Places icon (on the desktop in Windows 2000 and in the Start button menu in Windows XP) and left-click to select Properties in menu. 2. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties in the menu. 3. If you can see the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks item, you can skip this section. The file and printer sharing service had already been installed. 4. If the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks item is not present, click the Install button. 5. Click to select Service, and then click the Add button. 6. Click to select File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks, and then click the OK button. Sharing a Printer To share a printer, perform the following steps on the computer that has the printer you wish to share. 1. Click the Start button, click Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Click the printer you want to share to highlight it. 3. On the File menu, click Properties. 4. Click the Sharing tab, and then click Shared As. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete. The printer is now available for the other computers to use. Perform the following steps on the other computers: 1. Click the Start button, click Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Click Next on the first screen.

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Setting Up File & Printer Sharing
Installing File and Printer Sharing
Sharing a printer
Sharing files
Installing the File & Printer Sharing
Follow the instructions below to install the file and printer sharing service.
For Windows 2000 and XP
1. Right-click the
My Network Places
icon (on the desktop in Windows 2000 and in the Start button menu in Windows XP)
and left-click to select
Properties
in menu.
2. Right-click the
Local Area Connection
icon and select
Properties
in the menu.
3. If you can see the
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
item, you can skip this section. The file and printer
sharing service had already been installed.
4. If the
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
item is not present, click the
Install
button.
5. Click to select
Service
, and then click the
Add
button.
6. Click to select
File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks
, and then click the
OK
button.
Sharing a Printer
To share a printer, perform the following steps on the computer that has the printer you wish to share.
1. Click the
Start
button, click
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
2. Click the printer you want to share to highlight it.
3. On the
File
menu, click
Properties
.
4. Click the
Sharing
tab, and then click
Shared As
.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete.
The printer is now available for the other computers to use.
Perform the following steps on the other computers:
1. Click the
Start
button, click
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
2. Double-click the
Add Printer
icon.
3. Click
Next
on the first screen.