Printer Sharing


  1. psyman
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    Window 7 Home Premium x64
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    Printer Sharing


    I have Brother MFC7340 printer connected to my HP home premium Windows 7 64 via a USB port. There is no ethernet connection. I want my Windows XP computer, connected to the local home network via ethernet hard connection through my wireless router to be able to print either with a hard connect or wirelessly to this printer. I am having trouble figuring out what to do and have tried various strategies to no avail. Please advise. Thanks.
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  3. 2xg
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    Win7 & Win8 64bit
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    Hi psyman,

    A Print Server is more convenient and hassle free to setup.

    If you'd like to try and share the printer off your network here's a tutorial.

    File Sharing - Between XP and W7 (and vice versa)

    Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP - How-To Geek
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