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connect printer to two computers

donegal2011 · 2011-05-17 15:38:11

I have computer which I the printer connect to it by usb (a to b) and wish to connect the same printer to the laptop, so i want both computer to have the same printer connect to it, so what can i do??? it a hp photosmart c5180 printer. the computer is window vist and laptop is window 7

17-05-2011 3:38pm

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donegal2011

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I have computer which I the printer connect to it by usb (a to b) and wish to connect the same printer to the laptop, so i want both computer to have the same printer connect to it, so what can i do??? it a hp photosmart c5180 printer.
the computer is window vist and laptop is window 7

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#2 17-05-2011 3:42pm

fionny

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You can do printer sharing over the network.

Guide here:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/share-files-and-printers-between-windows-7-and-xp/

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