CORALREEFER

We bought our first laptop and are wondering how to set it up to print off the printer attached to the PC. I guess I need to buy some sort of double cord at office max or something. Sorry for my computer illiteracy. Much help would be appreciated!

Is the printer connected to the laptop itself? It it isnt, then the laptop needs to be on the same network as the pc AND the printer.

ebrady

Need a USB cable to plug from your PC (will be a flatish rectangle) to the printer (the port will probably be more like a small square. Need to run the disk you got with the printer on the laptop to install the drivers.

Also look into getting what is essentially a "splitter" that you can plug one cable to the printer then run two cables to pc's (one to laptop, one to desktop).

You probably got a USB cable with your printer...

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redneck joe

Are you wireless on the PC, and what is your home PC running for an operating system?

If you create a home network, you can share the printer. No need for more cords.


Works if PC isn't wireless....

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CORALREEFER

We are not wireless on the PC, and are running Windows XP on both laptop and PC.

Undaunted

you will need to setup home networking. Here is a diagram of what a typical home network should look like and it will enable you to print from either computer. There are a couple of settings you have to perform on the computer that the printer is attached to.

You will need a simple router and some Ethernet cables and a little patience.

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/h...rk-Diagram.htm

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Bruce W

What about buying a "flash drive", download to it from the laptop, "USB" it to the PC, then, printing from there?

My wife has several of the "FD's and they work GREAT!

Regards,

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ReelWork

Undaunted nailed it.. Home Networking and share the resource. It's quite easy once you get the hang of it!

This is exactly how I have mine setup too - the main PC is hooked up directly and the laptop can print to it via the network.

I can telll you this to make it pretty easy..

To open the Printers and Faxes folder in Control Panel.

Go to Start --> Control Panel --> Printers and Other Hardware --> Printers and Faxes.

Right click on the printer --> Properties --> Sharing tab.

enable the sharing bubble and give it a name (I suggest something easy too, like LEXMARK or something)


That's it—the printer will available for other computers to use once you get the home network portion working.


Now that you have a network printer, open the Printers and Faxes folder on the laptop. To connect to the printer at the laptop do the following on it -

Open Control Panel --> click Printers and Other Hardware --> click Add a Printer (new window opens, click next).

in the next window, change the setting to NETWORK PRINTER (next) --> click the Browse the Network for the printer.

Once connected, you will be ready to connect to it and print from other computers on the network.



The home network portion is really quite easy too... It just seems frustrating for some when you start to set up the options...

Good luck!

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awscwi

I just have a separate USB Printer cable to use with the laptop. I unplug the PC USB printer cable and plug in the laptop USB printer cable to the printer. Software is installed on PC and Laptop.

I like the home networking idea, but I'm not that smart .

Troy

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redneck joe

It's not really that hard - follow Rellworks steps. First few times I tried it I felt like I was reading Greek, but it really is pretty simple.

I'm wireless and I like the newtworking because when I get home very 4-6 weeks, I can combine work and TV time with the family. No cables, just sit in the livingroom and work away.

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