sharing devices in virtual xp to host

[pilottj]

Hello folks
sorry if this has been discussed before. What settings in the Host, Virtual PC program and within virtual XP do i need to share an xp only printer so that i can print to it from the host? is there a good tutorial for this?

Thanks
TJ

 

[mckillwashere]

Are you using vmware or xp mode?

What you can do is install vmware server,(Free)
During install add a Nic and usb host.
Install Linux,(Free)
Install Lamp,(Free)
Connect to the server from the main machine.