Once you have set up a print server on your network, you can efficiently manage print jobs through the print server. Additionally, you can install the alternate printer driver for the machine on your computer from the network by adding it to the print server.
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Restrictions for setting up a computer running a 64-bit operating system as the print server
To set up a computer running a 64-bit operating system as the print server, the alternate printer driver cannot be downloaded from the network onto computers using the following 32-bit operating systems.
Windows 2000
Windows XP (without service packs or SP1 installed)
Windows Server 2003 (without service packs installed)
Note that installation may fail if you try to download the driver onto a computer using any of these operating systems. If the download is successfully completed, you may not be able to open the printing preferences dialog box.
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Restrictions for setting up a computer running a 32-bit operating system as the print server
To set up a computer running one of the following 32-bit operating systems as the print server, the alternate printer driver cannot be downloaded from the network onto computers using 64-bit operating systems.
Windows 2000
Windows XP (on which no service pack or SP1 is installed)
Windows Server 2003 (on which no service pack is installed)
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Open the printer folder.
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Display the [Sharing] tab.
For Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Server 2003/Server 2008:
Right-click the icon for the machine and select [Sharing] from the pop-up menu.
For Windows 7/Server 2008 R2:
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Right-click the icon for the machine and select [Printer properties] from the pop-up menu.
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Display the [Sharing] tab.
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Select [Share this printer] or [Shared as] and enter the share name of the machine.
 When [Change sharing options] appearsClick [Change sharing options].
When the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, click [Continue]. |
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Continue with the steps in the procedure below and install the alternate printer driver on your computer.
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Insert the User Software CD-ROM into the slot on your computer and click [Additional Drivers].
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Install the alternate printer driver.
The installation dialog box appears when the alternate printer driver is selected and [OK] is clicked. Browse to the folder where the printer driver files are stored and follow onscreen instructions.
Click [OK].
The procedure is complete.
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NOTE
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To install the printer driver on another computer
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