Step 1
Connect the printer to the host, turn on the printer, enter the Printers and Faxes folder through the console's Control Panel, right-click in the blank, select the Add Printer command, and open the Add Printer Wizard window. Select Connect to a local printer from this computer, and select the Automatically detect and install Plug and Play printers check box.
Step two
At this point, the host will test the new printer, and soon you will find the printer that has been connected, according to the prompts, put the driver CD that came with the printer into the optical drive, and after installing the driver for the printer, the icon of the printer will appear in the "Printers and Faxes" folder.
Step 3
Right-click the newly installed printer icon, select the "Share" command, open the printer's properties dialog box, switch to the "Share" tab, select "Share this printer", and fill in the "Share Name" input box with the name you want to share, such as CompaqIJ, click the "OK" button to complete the sharing setting.
