printer sharing

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I am trying to get my laptop to print to my home printer. The laptop is
wireless. I have followed all the instructions I can get my hands on, but I
keep getting a printer error.

 

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Wireless Print Server
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/article.php/3299911

Various Print Servers
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduct.asp?submit=list&catalog=387&DEPA=5&order=price&sort=asc

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"Colleen" wrote:

| I am trying to get my laptop to print to my home printer. The laptop is
| wireless. I have followed all the instructions I can get my hands on, but I
| keep getting a printer error.

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

What is your printer connected to now? You can't print out of thin air. Is
the printer connected to a desktop computer? If so, activate File and Print
sharing and go to the Properties > Sharing tab of the printer and click
"Share this printer". Naturally, the desktop computer must be on to print
this way.

If you have a router these usually have a print server port to which you can
connect to the printer. And you'd need to install the print server software
too.

"Colleen" <Colleen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7507660E-BBC2-4A62-8666-F51A3E892095@microsoft.com...
> I am trying to get my laptop to print to my home printer. The laptop is
> wireless. I have followed all the instructions I can get my hands on, but
I
> keep getting a printer error.