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Laser Jet 4100 Printer sharing - Windows

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by naleen

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I have a Windows 2000 client PC with a Laserjet 4100 printer installed on this PC. We want to use this printer as a network printer. I've right clicked on the printer and went to sharing and shared the printer as a certain name. When I go to one ofthe other clients PC's to install the printer, when I click to select this printer it's asking me for a username and password. What can I do so that we can use this as a network printer? Thank you.

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by quintar51

First, you'll need to create user accounts for the users who need access to the printer on the windows 2000 client, where the printer is attached to.

You then need to grant these users the permission to print. (right-click on the printer, properties, security tab).

After that, you log in as Admin on each workstation, connect to the printer through network neighbourhood (it will ask you for user name and password) and after that, you right click on the printer and choose 'connect'. This will install it on the workstation.

Repeat this step for any additional workstations that need to print. Once everyone has the printer installed, log back to each workstation in as the user and you should be able to print.

good luck,

by naleen

That worked, thank you so much. That was excellent help and very clear explanation.

by naleen

If that same printer was installed on all the workstations before, should I first uninstall it on the workstations and then follow your steps from there? Thanks though, it sounds like the exact solution! I'll try to see if its working. The other workstations is a mixture between Win98 and win2000 workstations

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