How do I share a local USB printer?

I currently have a Windows XP Home edition desktop hardwired to a Linksys
wireless router. My printer is an Epson Stylus C84, which is connected to
the desktop PC via USB. I have already set up a home network through XP, in
which I have included my Compaq Evo N620c notebook.

When I set up the network in the desktop machine, I made sure to turn file
and print sharing ON. I saved the network set up to a disk and used that
file in my notebook, also turning file and print sharing ON. Through the
desktop machine, I set the printer as a shared printer and gave it a name.

Now, when I go to "My Network Places" on either machine, I can see both
computers when I click on "View workgroup computers" under "Network Tasks".
Then, when I try to add my printer to the notebook computer, I can't find it.
I choose the option to browse for a printer in the network, but although the
results show the desktop computer, it doesn't show the printer at all.

All the research I've done so far only gives me the same steps I have
already followed as results.

Does anyone out there have any idea of how I can get this to work...? Am I
doing something wrong? Did I miss a step? Is it just impossible to do....?

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Y&V

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"Yorke and Vedder" wrote in
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I currently have a Windows XP Home edition desktop hardwired to a Linksys
wireless router. My printer is an Epson Stylus C84, which is connected to
the desktop PC via USB. I have already set up a home network through XP,
in
which I have included my Compaq Evo N620c notebook.

When I set up the network in the desktop machine, I made sure to turn file
and print sharing ON. I saved the network set up to a disk and used that
file in my notebook, also turning file and print sharing ON. Through the
desktop machine, I set the printer as a shared printer and gave it a name.

Now, when I go to "My Network Places" on either machine, I can see both
computers when I click on "View workgroup computers" under "Network
Tasks".
Then, when I try to add my printer to the notebook computer, I can't find
it.
I choose the option to browse for a printer in the network, but although
the
results show the desktop computer, it doesn't show the printer at all.

All the research I've done so far only gives me the same steps I have
already followed as results.

Does anyone out there have any idea of how I can get this to work...? Am
I
doing something wrong? Did I miss a step? Is it just impossible to
do....?

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Y&V