TUTORIAL: Fix - "Windows XP Cannot Connect to Shared Printer in Windows 10 64-bit "

in #tutorial • 6 years ago

For whatever reason, you, your business, your employer still using Windows XP and cannot connect it to printer hosted in Windows 10 64-bit then you are in the right place so read-on and let's start.

Step 1

Go to Start then Control Panel
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Step 2

Click Printer and Faxes
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Step 3

Click Add a printer
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Step 4

Click Next
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Step 5

Click "Local printer attached to this computer". Why local? We should be connecting to a network printer right? This is part of the process, you will see how are we going to be connecting on a network printer later in this tutorial so be patient. Uncheck "Automatically detect and install plug and play printer". Then click Next
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Step 6

Click Create a new port, then at the Port type select "Local port" the click Next
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Step 7

In this process we are formally connecting to the shared printer on the network.

In "Enter a port name" We are going to type the location/host path of the printer being hosted in Windows 10 that you want to connect to. Don't click OK yet, we have to type the path first, PROCEED to Step 8
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Step 8

I am connecting to the printer Canon MP280 being hosted on the computer named PC2 so I am going to use/type "\PC2\Canon MP280 series Printer" in this step. You should know the name of the computer hosting the printer and the name of the shared printer so that you can connect to it correctly. After typing the path, click OK
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Step 9

In this step look for Canon at the left side, and Canon MP280 series Printer at the right side then click Next.
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Step 10

Choose Keep existing driver (recommended) or you can replace the existing driver then click Next
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Step 11

You can choose yes or no on this step then click Next.
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Step 12

You can choose to share or do not share the printer on this step then click Next
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Step 13

You can choose yes or no on this step. If you choose yes it will print a test print immediately
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Step 14

Click Finish
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That's it you are done. Enjoy.

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