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Author Topic: How to connect a shared Printer in Windows7 to Windows XP Home  (Read 11918 times)

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SJV

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    Hi,

    Currently we have small network running with different OS[Windows 7 , Vista & XP Home] in different PCs, We shared Printer in Windows 7 Professional, then connect to PC via Printer Sharing in Windows 7.

    Windows XP Home Edition PC does not detect the shared printer in Windows 7 .


    Can anyone provide a good solution to solve this issue please.

    Thanks


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    Re: How to connect a shared Printer in Windows7 to Windows XP Home
    « Reply #2 on: March 20, 2012, 08:35:22 PM »
    If you have a router in the office and the printer is network-ready, i.e. has an ethernet port for connection to a router, you could connect the printer to the router and all computers could access the printer that way instead of printer sharing from one computer to other computers.