Re: [Thinkpad] Can anybody help me share a printer from XP? (with simple file sharing off)

It is do-able. But the sharing must be there. You cannot have it both ways,
unless the printer is connected via a print server, or is a "Network"
printer.

On Nov 4, 2007 7:21 AM, Scott Matthews <scott@turnstyle.com> wrote:

> Hi all, this isn't a Thninkpad-specific question, but it's driving me
> nuts -- hopefully somebody will be kind enough to set me on the right
> path...
>
> I have an XP Pro laptop with an attached USB printer, and I'd like to be
> able to print to that printer from other PCs on the LAN.
>
> If I leave "simple file sharing" on and share the printer, other computers
> on the LAN can "see" the shared printer (via the Add Printer wizzard), so
> that works.
>
> However, if I turn off simple file sharing (which I want to so so that I
> can
> set up file shares for different people) other computers on the LAN can no
> longer see the shared printer.
>
> If I open the Add Printer wizzard one of the other computers and enter
> \\computername\printershare I get an access denied error.
>
> However, if I open an Explorer window on one of the other computers and
> enter \\computername\printershare -- the shared printer then seems to show
> up.
>
> What's the right/simple way to share a printer from an XP PC with simple
> file sharing off?
>
> THANKS!!! -Scott
>
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