Setting up a server

On the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel].

For Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, point to [Settings], and then click [Control Panel].

Click [Network and Internet].

For Windows Server 2008, click [Hardware and Sound].

For Windows XP, click [Network and Internet Connections].

For Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, click [Network Connections].

Click [Network and Sharing Center].

For Windows Server 2008, click [Printer].

For Windows XP, click [Network Connections].

Click [Change advanced sharing settings].

For Windows XP or Windows Server 2008, click [Local Area Connection] to highlight it, and then, in the [File] menu, click [Properties] and go to Step 6.

For Windows Vista, in the [Sharing and Discovery] section, click [Off] or [On] next to [Printer sharing], and then go to Step 6.

For Windows Server 2003/2003 R, select [LAN], click [Properties] in the [Files] menu, and then go to Step 6.

Click the chevron to expand [Home or Work (current profile)].

In [File and printer sharing], click [Turn on file and printer sharing].

For Windows XP or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008, on the [General] tab, click [Client for Microsoft Networks].

For Windows Vista, check [Turn on printer sharing], and then click [Apply].

Click [Save changes].

For Windows XP or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008, click [OK].

For Windows Vista, click [Continue], and then select the type of network you are using.

On the [Start] menu, click [Devices and Printers].

For Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, point to [Control Panel] and [Hardware and Sound], and then click [Printers].

For Windows XP, click [Printers and Faxes].

For Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers and Faxes].

Right-click the machine you want to share, and then click [Printer properties].

For Windows XP or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, right-click the machine you want to share, and then click [Sharing...].

Click the [Sharing] tab, and select the [Share this printer] check box.

For Windows Server 2008, on the [Sharing] tab, click [Shared as:].

For Windows Vista, click [Change saving options], and then check [Share this printer].

Click [OK].

For Windows XP/Vista, or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008, click [Apply], and then click [OK].

Configure a computer connected to the network, where the print server is connected, as a client computer. See Using as the Windows network printer.