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Why am i not able to share my printer?
Ok so we have 2 laptops at home and one is connected to the internet through a DSL modem and it shares the net thru wireless so that the other laptop can access the net. so this means printer sharing is possible right?. ok so i go to my printer and check the box which says share this printer. now i go to the other computer and add the printer there by searching for it in the network. but when i wanna print it the service crashes and i get a message saying "Spooler SubSystem App has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." so i type printer spooler on google and theres a link to microsoft and on that page they even have an application to fix it. i download that and fix it(but this only fixes it so that i can print from the host pc) but still when i try to print from the other laptop i get the same message. iam only able to print from the host laptop.the host laptop runs windows xp service pack 2 and the other laptop runs windows 7 home premium.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
For example you host laptop's ip is 192.168.0.100, and you client laptop's ip is 192.168.0.101,
1. Check if your network is available, On client side, ping 192.168.0.100, if it has respond, your network is logic connected; If no, check your network.
2. Check if the print service is running or not, Control Panel -> Administrative Tool -> Services -> Print Spooler, If yes, close it; If no, run it.
3. On client side, lunch a "Windows Explorer" type \\192.168.0.100 in address bar, check if there's any printer shared on the host laptop, if yes, double click and provide the drivers, if No, share it on the host side(laptop)
btw Windows 7 has a function name Home Group, once any device or PC join the Home Group, you can use it from anywhere inside the group, even the some TVs can join the Home Group.
- 1 decade ago
First and foremost, .. need to make sure you've setup a home network,, make sure both computers are accessing the same "workgroup' name - then make sure both computers have file and printer sharing enabled.