How to set printer sharing in win7

win7 is undoubtedly the mainstream system today, and the system is also used by the officer. As a regular printer in the office, how can I share resources with a shared printer? Next, let's demonstrate how to set up printer sharing for win7.

1. Cancel and disable the Guest account. Because others access the computer
where the printer is installed, the guest account is used. Click the [Start] button, right click on [Computer], select [Manage], as shown below:

2, find [Guest] user in [Computer Management], as shown below :

3, double-click [Guest], open the [Guest Properties] window, and make sure that the [Account Disabled] option is not checked, as shown below:

4. The next step is to share the printer. Click the [Start] button, select [Devices and Printers], as shown below:

5, find the printer you need to share, right click on the printer, select [Printer Properties], as shown below Show:

6. Switch to the [Share] tab and check [Share this printer] to set the printer's specific share name, as shown below:

7, next to the advanced sharing settings, right-click the selection, network connection icon, select the network and sharing center, as shown below:

8, save the current network type, then Select the family group and sharing options, as shown below:

9, then click [Change Advanced Sharing Settings], as shown below:

10, if Is the home or work network, the specific settings of the advanced sharing settings can refer to the following figure, the key options have been marked with a red circle, do not forget to save the changes after the setting is completed

11, Note: If yes Public network, the specific settings are similar to the above, but correspondingly the option under [Public] should be set instead of Home or work] below, as shown below:

12, set the work group: Before adding the target printer, first determine whether the computers in the LAN are in a working group, the specific operation is as follows Steps:

Click the [Start] button, right click on [Computer], select [Properties], as shown below:

13, found in the pop-up window Workgroup, if the computer's workgroup settings are inconsistent, please click [Change Settings]; if they are consistent, you can exit directly and skip to the fifteenth step.

Note: Please remember [computer name], the later settings will be used