My printer doesn't print from my laptop wirelessly?
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Hi all! Well, basically my laptop can not send print jobs to my printer that is physically connected to my desktop PC. I can print from my desktop. The printer isn't working offline. My computers are in the same workgroup and the network is working okay (I can see my desktop from my laptop and my laptop can see the desktop okay) My printer can see the printer just will not print anything. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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Answer:
You need to be SURE you are you the drivers from the computer the printer is physically installed on... Plus you need to make sure the printer (and the computer it's installed on) knows to SHARE that printer.... Like mine here for this laptop is the one connected to what we call our 'main' computer. When I installed the printer drivers, this is what I did: Control panel >> Printers and other hardware >> Add a printer >> The add printer wizard pops up... click NEXT >> make sure the radio button for : a NETWORK PRINTER OR PRINTER ATTACHED TO ANOTHER COMPUTER is selected.... Click NEXT >> Then click BROWSE FOR PRINTER and then NEXT >> You should then see your 'network' and the other computer that has the printer physically installed on it (if you don't, click the + sign next to the network so you see all the sub parts of that network. Once you find the computer name that it's installed on, you should also be seeing the printer... (if not, click the + there so you can see more) CLICK that and tell it to install that printer... Should work from there! Maggie B
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Other answers
Does the laptop have the drivers for the printer?
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