Canon FAX L290 Software User's Manual

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Appendix A Sharing Your Printer Cross-Platform in Windows 2000/XP A-1Sharing Your PrinterCross-Platform inWindows 2000/XPAppendix AASharing Your Printer Cross-Platform inWindows 2000/XPIf your system (server) is Windows 2000/XP sharing with Windows 98/Me client systems, you may need to set up an alternate driver.During the setup, have the printer driver installation disk available.To set up the printer for sharing:1. On the server system, on the Windows desktop, click Start, point toSettings, and then click Printers (in Windows XP, click Start, and thenclick Printers and Faxes).2. In the Printers window (in Windows XP, the Printers and Faxeswindow), click the printer icon.3. On the File menu, click Sharing.4. In the Properties dialog box, on the Sharing tab, click Shared As (inWindows XP, Share this Printer).5. In the Shared As box (in Windows XP, the Share name box), type aname you want to assign to the shared printer.6. Click Additional Drivers.7. Follow the on-screen instructions:• When prompted in the Additional Drivers dialog box, click theenvironment you want to support on your Intel Pentium system:Windows 98.• When prompted to insert your Windows 2000/XP disk in yourdisk drive, insert the printer driver installation disk instead.