Tried Sharing Printer, but I still can't remotely print!
 

I have an HP printer hooked up to my desktop computer upstairs. I've shared
the printer, and I've named it "Printer". Simple right? I go downstairs to my
laptop and try to add the printer and nothing works! I tried adding it
through \\computer_name\printer_name and just browsing for it, and nothing
seems to work. Can anyone help me beyond what the basic help on Windows
provides?

Re: Tried Sharing Printer, but I still can't remotely print!
 

Did you enable File and Print Sharing?

Can the PC downstairs even 'see' the PC upstairs? Are they in the same
Workgroup?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"Iggy4Mayor" <Iggy4Mayor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8FC8E250-AE13-48D9-8B0B-820FB3EAC799@microsoft.com...
>I have an HP printer hooked up to my desktop computer upstairs. I've shared
> the printer, and I've named it "Printer". Simple right? I go downstairs to
> my
> laptop and try to add the printer and nothing works! I tried adding it
> through \\computer_name\printer_name and just browsing for it, and nothing
> seems to work. Can anyone help me beyond what the basic help on Windows
> provides?

Re: Tried Sharing Printer, but I still can't remotely print!
 

Yes I did enable it. Yes it can see it because I see the desktop's name
"FAMILY" but no other options.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Did you enable File and Print Sharing?
>
> Can the PC downstairs even 'see' the PC upstairs? Are they in the same
> Workgroup?
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
>
>
> "Iggy4Mayor" <Iggy4Mayor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8FC8E250-AE13-48D9-8B0B-820FB3EAC799@microsoft.com...
> >I have an HP printer hooked up to my desktop computer upstairs. I've shared
> > the printer, and I've named it "Printer". Simple right? I go downstairs to
> > my
> > laptop and try to add the printer and nothing works! I tried adding it
> > through \\computer_name\printer_name and just browsing for it, and nothing
> > seems to work. Can anyone help me beyond what the basic help on Windows
> > provides?
>
>
>

Re: Tried Sharing Printer, but I still can't remotely print!
 

So the second PC cannot see the files and folders on the Family PC?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"Iggy4Mayor" <Iggy4Mayor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4B5C5E2F-3E36-4FC5-94FF-33D1BAB2B99C@microsoft.com...
> Yes I did enable it. Yes it can see it because I see the desktop's name
> "FAMILY" but no other options.
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Did you enable File and Print Sharing?
>>
>> Can the PC downstairs even 'see' the PC upstairs? Are they in the same
>> Workgroup?
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
>>
>>
>>
>> "Iggy4Mayor" <Iggy4Mayor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8FC8E250-AE13-48D9-8B0B-820FB3EAC799@microsoft.com...
>> >I have an HP printer hooked up to my desktop computer upstairs. I've
>> >shared
>> > the printer, and I've named it "Printer". Simple right? I go downstairs
>> > to
>> > my
>> > laptop and try to add the printer and nothing works! I tried adding it
>> > through \\computer_name\printer_name and just browsing for it, and
>> > nothing
>> > seems to work. Can anyone help me beyond what the basic help on Windows
>> > provides?
>>
>>
>>