Your PC running under Windows XP or Vista can easily use the printer connected to your Mac. Here’s how.
From Mac OS X 10.5, pull down the Apple menu and select System Preferences…
- In the window that appears, click the File Sharing and check the Printer Sharing box and one that matches the name of your printer.
- Leave your Mac on.
- Then, on your PC, visit the website of Apple
- Download and install Bonjour software for Windows.
- Then, open the Start menu, select the Bonjour folder, and then Bonjour Printer Wizard. Click the Next button in the wizard that appears. Your printer is automatically detected.
- Select it and click Next. The wizard selects the appropriate driver for your printer. If it does not, click Have Disk… and insert the installation CD. Also check Use the default printer.
- Click Next, then Finish. You must leave your Mac on all the time you use the printer with your PC.
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