HP LaserJet 1000 Printer - Installing a shared printer on Windows XP

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Installing a shared printer on Windows XP

1

Quit all programs.

2

From the Windows system tray, click

Start

, and select

Control Panel

.

3

Double-click

Printers and Other Hardware

.

4

Click

Add a printer

.

5

In the Add Printer Wizard, click

Next

.

6

Select

Local printer

, clear the

Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer

check box, and click

Next

.

7

Select

Create a new port

, select

Local Port

from the

Type

drop-down list, and click

Next

.

8

In the dialog displayed, type the new port name (for example,
\\computer_name\printer_share_name), and click

OK

.

9

Select

Use the following port

, select the port name that you just created from the list, and

click

Next

.

10

Click

Have Disk

.

11

Click

Browse

.

12

In the Open dialog, select the CD-ROM drive, select the appropriate .inf file, and click

Open

.

13

Click

OK

.

14

Select the HP LaserJet 1000 printer driver from the list, and click

Next

.

15

If you want to change the default printer name, type the new name in

Printer name

.

16

Click

Next

.

17

Click

Next

.

18

Select

Yes

, and click

Next

.

19

Click

Finish

. A test page prints verifying that the printer is set up properly.

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