Ensure the Canon is shared, and make a note of the share name (as mentioned,
remove any spaces in the sharename) Also make sure you know the name of the
host computer (you can get this by typing 'set' into a cmd prompt)

Now, on the laptop, go to the printers control panel. Select add printer.
Specify a network printer and don't allow an automatic search. Instead, type
the printer location as \\computername\printername -with the slashes
literally as shown.

Provided the two computers are running the same OS, it should offer to copy
the driver over. If successful, that's it.

Tip: You can also use the host computer's IP address instead of its name.

It's also worth noting that multifunction print/fax/scan units are not
always suitable as shared printers, as they typically require a monster
driver-package which has to be installed locally.

"MB_" wrote:

Howdy. I need some basic help for dummies here.
I have a desktop. It has 2 printers. A parallel port Epson and a USB Canon
Pixma IP4000.

Each printer has sharing enabled (Printer 1 and Printer 2)

I have 2 laptops. I have no problem printing to the Epson.

I now want to add the Canon. How do I do this? Also, I no longer have the CD
that came with the Canon. But I'm sure the driver is somewhere on my
desktop. I can't find it. I searched C drive (using *.drv) but nothing looks
correct. There must be a menu that shows the name/location of the driver?

I am not sure how to proceed.

Mel