Install network printer on local system
Windows XP
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Go to Printers (This link will open in a different window)
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Click Add a printer
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Click Next
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Select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer
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Click Next
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Select Connect to the printer (or browse for a printer, select the option and click Next)
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Type in the computer name of the computer the printer is actually attached to
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To find out the computer name, click here
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For this example, the computer name is going to be johnson and the printer name is going to be HP_Laserjet_4200
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In the box there is a layout that you must follow for it to work and the layout is as follows
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\\computername\printern name (You must have the two slashes at the beginning and the single slash)
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In our example, you would type \\johnson\HP+Laserjet_4200
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