My friend and I decided to buy a printer. We brought a laser printer to be shared among us. After successful installing the drivers to each computer, we find it troublesome to plug and unplug the USB cable every time in order to use it from our respective computers. May u please propose some solution for me that enables us to print without unplug the cable?
2007-07-09 01:59:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
Only way is to "network" the printer. If the printer is bluetooth enabled you could create a network with bluetooth links. You could hard wire a network but then not much difference from what you have now. If one computer is always on you could make that one a master in a network and let other computers bluetooth or wifi to the master and print through the master.
2007-07-09 02:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by oldhombre 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make the two system in a network and share the printer
u can connect the printer with one PC and can share the printer. after without unplug and plug, u can both take the printouts as Ur wishes.
2007-07-09 02:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by Arif 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set it up for network printing.
Go to Start > Search and type in Network Printing. You should receive full instructions on how to do it. You may have to set the computers up in a network first, but you certainly won't have to continue with the unplugging the cable problem.
Hope this helps.
2007-07-09 02:03:25 · answer #3 · answered by Dick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buy a USB hub, buy two new printer cables and make sure both computers have one. Now plug both your computer's printer cable in the HUB's "input" port. Then plug your printer's cable in the "output" port of the HUB, and connect the HUB to one of the computers. voila.
2007-07-09 02:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by Clicketyclac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enable "printer sharing" on one of the machines.....your computers will have to be networked to use this option.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Or,
you can buy a USB printer switch.
http://www.cdw.com/shop/search/results.aspx?key=USB+printer+switch&sr=1&platform=all
2007-07-09 02:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you did not say where you and your friend was located but if in the same building, you can network the computers / printers together.
2007-07-09 02:03:25 · answer #6 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have loaded too much paper in the printer so it can't feed.
2016-05-17 15:43:54 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya it is possible if u r good painter....copier..........
1. give print command
2. start making the print on page....
simple
2007-07-13 01:19:29 · answer #8 · answered by Dexter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a simple dataswitch ;o)
2007-07-09 02:02:44 · answer #9 · answered by brain 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol
2007-07-09 02:00:46 · answer #10 · answered by DaVeY bOiii 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋