Cannot share printer w/laptop(wireless)w/ PC

Yes you need to setup the printer as a shared printer using the printer driver CD.
Your shared printer and computer would need to be on your LAN and connected to a wireless router. The laptop will connect to the shares printer via the wireless router and LAN cable to the computer with the shared printer.
Please click on this link and follow my instructions to setup the shared printer.
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3668797-setting_up_shared_network_printer

NO, its not wireless

yes it can access the printer

Simply printer sharing should be enabled on both computers as well as file sharing.

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Printer Sharing

On the desktop machine - go to the printers folder, right click the icon for the Laserjet and choose sharing (enable print sharing). You should be able to name the printer and make it accessible to anyone within the workgroup. If needed you can run the network setup wizard to change the workgroup names on both machines.

On the laptop go to add new printer and choose network printer, you should be able to browse to the desktop machine by name and choose the Laserjet as a printer (whether you want it to be the default is up to you). The laptop will download and install the drivers from the desktop pc to the laptop and set the correct network path automatically.

It goes without saying that the desktop machine must be on in order to print from the laptop in this scenario.

if your pc has wireless connectivity and your printer has wireless conncectivity you can print them directly without any trouble, but if your printer doesnt have wireless pls go this website and download this great software and use this and share your printer amongst your pc's
www.printeranywhere.com


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U have to install either a wired print server and cable to pc - router - server, or install a wireless print server. follow installation instructions to install. The printer has to have an IP address to be shared.

Right click on the drive you want to share. Ex: C:\Vol-xx = name. In the pop up window click Sharing & Security. This needs done to all the drives you want access too. To share a printer. Everyone must have the printer drivers installed. The Pc that has a direct connection to the printer must also Share the printer on the network. Open Printer & Faxes, highlight the printer you want to share. Click File than click Sharing follow windows instructions.
Small suggestion regards to the wireless side of the network. Suggest you setup security so others close too you can not tap into your network. (common).

Go on the main PC and Press Start, Control Panel, Printers and Faxes, Right-Click On The Printer You Want To Share, Properties, Sharing...

... If it comes up ( If it doesn't skip to the next part )...
... Click on "If you understand the security risks but..."
Click On...

Click Share this Printer, Apply, Ok. Now look on your laptop for network places and you will see the printer on the network.

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