Turn On and Manage Printer Sharing : Add a Shared Printer Connected to Another PC

To add a shared printer connected to another PC on your network, follow these steps:

1.	On the PC running Windows Vista, click Start, click Control Panel, and under Hardware and Sound, click Printer.
2.	In the toolbar, click Add Printer.
3.	From the Add Printer dialog box, click Add A Network, Wireless Or Bluetooth printer. See Figure 1. Click Next. Figure 1. Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer.
4.	Browse through the list to locate the printer to add. Figure 2 shows an example of a network with several computers and multiple printers. Select the printer, and click Next. Figure 2. Select the printer to add.
5.	If prompted to install a driver, click Install Driver, and click Continue to proceed.
6.	Select or deselect Set As The Default Printer. (The default printer will always be selected by default, and all “quick” print jobs will automatically go to this printer.)
7.	Click Next.
8.	Click Finish.

The printer will now appear in all drop-down lists for printer options, and you’ll access it in the same way you access local printers connected directly to your own PC.