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Sharing printer between PC and Mac

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I'm trying to share my printer between the PC and Mac. The printer is connected to the Mac via USB and I have enabled printer sharing on the Mac. How do I connect to the printer on Windows XP?

Ivan
 
3121 said:
Hope this is the correct section!

I'm trying to share my printer between the PC and Mac. The printer is connected to the Mac via USB and I have enabled printer sharing on the Mac. How do I connect to the printer on Windows XP?

Ivan
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download Bonjour (found at Apple homepage) to your PC and install it. then it'll find the printer in the LAN for you (from the PC)
 
Hi

thanks for your answer, I downloaded and installed Bonjour and can see the printer on the network. But when I try to print from XP I just get a lot code. Also I noticed in the driver slist that mt model isn't listed 🙁 Look like I'll just plug back into the PC.

Ivan
 
3121 said:
Hi

thanks for your answer, I downloaded and installed Bonjour and can see the printer on the network. But when I try to print from XP I just get a lot code. Also I noticed in the driver slist that mt model isn't listed 🙁 Look like I'll just plug back into the PC.

Ivan
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Your MacOS X Help menu will tell you how to setup the printer for access from Windows.

MacOS X Help Menu said:
If the Windows users install Bonjour for Windows, you can share your printer with them using Bonjour. To share a printer, open the Print & Fax preferences, then click sharing. Select the option to share printers and select the printers you want to share. Use the Bonjour Printer Wizard on the Windows computer to set up to print to your printer.
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I use the Apple Color LW 12/660 PS driver on Win 2000.
I have a Canon MP530 attached to my Mac.
This works.
I would like a driver that can use the duplex feature of the printer.
 
3121 said:
Hi

thanks for your answer, I downloaded and installed Bonjour and can see the printer on the network. But when I try to print from XP I just get a lot code. Also I noticed in the driver slist that mt model isn't listed 🙁 Look like I'll just plug back into the PC.

Ivan
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The list of printers displayed in the Bonjour wizard is actually the same list of drivers that are installed and available for your Windows. If you'd just download the drivers for your printer and install them into your PC, you can enter the Bonjour wizard again, install some default Postscript driver to use in the interrim, and them click on the Printer object under control panel, and change the driver to the proper one from there.
 
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