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Chapter 8
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Setting Up Your Printer on a Network
For Windows XP and 2000
This section tells you how to set up your printer so that other
computers on the network can use it.
Note:
❏ This section is written for small network users only. If you are on a
large network and would like to share your printer, consult your
network administrator.
❏ To install software programs in Windows XP, it is necessary to log
on with a Computer Administrator account. You cannot install
software programs if you log on as a Limited account user.
After you install Windows XP, the user account is set as a Computer
Administrator account.
❏ To install software programs in Windows 2000, it is necessary to
log on as a user with administrative privileges (a user who belongs
to the Administrators group.)
❏ The figures that are provided in the following section pertain to
Windows 2000.
First, set up the printer as a shared printer on the computer
connected directly to the printer. Then, add the printer to each
computer that will access it through the network.