Windows Vista®: Home Networking

Chapter 9. Turn On and Manage Printer Sharing

• Share a connected printer

• Share a network printer

• Apply permissions

• Add a network printer

• Access a shared printer

IF YOU HAVE a printer and a network, it’s almost always best to share the printer with other network users. Sharing a printer reduces the need for multiple printers, allows others to print documents without accessing your PC, and lets you to manage the printer from your own Windows Vista–based computer.

Sharing a printer and managing it allows you to control whether users on other computers can render print jobs (in other words, print to the printer) and lets you add print drivers for PCs with alternative technologies. You can also decide whether to spool print documents, turn on advanced printing ...