我在客户端遇到的一个常见问题是尝试使用Windows 7/8/10Windows XP机器的打印机。有很多人将USB连接的打印机连接到一台计算机，有时甚至是Windows XP计算机。
如果您有一台运行Windows 7/8/10的新笔记本电脑，那么共享该打印机以便任何计算机都可以打印是有意义的。Windows 7/8/10打印到 XP 上的共享打印机并不像应有的那么简单！
在本文中，我将引导您完成从 XP 到Windows 7/8/10打印机共享的步骤。我假设您的打印机直接连接到Windows XP机器，并且您想从Windows 7/8/10机器打印。
设置打印机共享
步骤1(Step 1)：首先确保XP机器上的打印机是共享的。您可以通过右键单击打印机并选择共享(Sharing)来完成此操作。
单击共享此打印机(Share this printer)单选按钮并为您的打印机指定一个共享名称。确保(Make)少于 8 个字符且不包含任何符号。
第 2 步：确保您可以从(Step 2)Windows 7/8/10的网络浏览区域看到打印机共享。您可以通过转到控制面板(Control Panel)并单击网络和 Internet( Network and Internet)来执行此操作。
然后单击网络和共享中心下的查看网络计算机和设备。( View network computers and devices)
此时，您应该会在计算机列表中看到您的 XP 计算机的名称。我的 XP 机器叫做Aseem。
双击(Double-click)计算机名称，您应该会在列表中看到您的共享打印机。在这里，您可以尝试通过右键单击打印机并选择Connect来添加打印机。
如果一切顺利，Windows 7/8/10 应该会自动将打印机添加到您的打印机组中。但是，如果您收到“无法连接到打印机”之类的消息，请按照以下步骤操作。
第 3 步(Step 3)：单击开始，然后单击设备和打印机(Devices and Printers)。在顶部，单击添加打印机(Add a printer)链接。
第四步(Step 4)：接下来选择添加本地打印机(Add a local printer)。是的，这听起来违反直觉，但这是你必须做的！
第 5 步(Step 5)：接下来，单击创建新端口(Create a new port)并从选项列表中选择本地端口( Local port)。
第 6 步(Step 6)：单击下一步，然后在端口(Port) 名称(name)框中，输入共享打印机的路径。它应该类似于\\Aseem\HPXP，其中Aseem是您的 XP 机器的名称，而HPXP是打印机的共享名称。
第 7 步(Step 7)：现在从列表中选择打印机驱动程序或下载打印机的最新驱动程序并选择从磁盘(Have Disk)安装。请注意，如果您的打印机稍旧，最好先下载打印机的Windows 7/8/10驱动程序，然后单击从磁盘(Have Disk)安装。
就是这样！Windows 7/8/10将加载驱动程序，您将能够从Windows 7/8/10打印到 XP 机器！要记住的主要事情是共享 XP 打印机并在Windows 7/8/10机器上下载打印机的最新驱动程序。
如果您在 XP 上共享打印机和从Windows 7/8/10打印时遇到任何问题，请在此处发表评论，我会尽力提供帮助！享受！
Share a Printer from XP to Windows 7/8/10
One common problem I haνe run into with clients is trying to share a printer cоnnеcted to a Windоws XP machine with Windows 7/8/10. There are lots of peоple out there that have USB connected printers attached tо one computer, sometimes even а Windows XP machine.
If you get a new laptop running Windows 7/8/10, it makes sense to share that printer so that any computer can print to it. Unfortunately, trying to print to a shared printer on XP from Windows 7/8/10 is not as simple as it should be!
In this article I will walk you through the steps for XP to Windows 7/8/10 printer sharing. I am assuming your printer is directly attached to a Windows XP machine and you want to print from a Windows 7/8/10 machine.
Setup Printer Sharing
Step 1: First make sure that the printer on the XP machine is shared. You can do this by right-clicking on the printer and choosing Sharing.
Click the Share this printer radio button and give your printer a share name. Make sure is less than 8 characters and does not contain any symbols.
Step 2: Make sure you can see the printer share from the network browsing area in Windows 7/8/10. You can do this by going to Control Panel and clicking on Network and Internet.
Then click on View network computers and devices under Network and Sharing Center.
At this point, you should see the name of your XP computer in the list of computers. My XP machine is called Aseem.
Double-click on the computer name and you should see your shared printer in the list. Here you can try to add the printer by right-clicking on it and choosing Connect.
If everything goes perfectly, Windows 7/8/10 should automatically add the printer to your set of printers. However, if you get a message like “Cannot connect to printer”, follow the next steps.
Step 3: Click on Start and then click on Devices and Printers. At the top, click on the Add a printer link.
Step 4: Next choose Add a local printer. Yes, that sounds counter-intuitive, but this is what you have to do!
Step 5: Next, click Create a new port and choose Local port from the list of options.
Step 6: Click Next and in the Port name box, type in the path to the shared printer. It should be something like \\Aseem\HPXP, where Aseem is the name of your XP machine and HPXP is the shared name of the printer.
Step 7: Now choose the printer driver from the list or download the latest driver for the printer and choose Have Disk. Note that if you printer is a little older, it’s a good idea to download the Windows 7/8/10 driver for the printer and before clicking Have Disk.
That’s it! Windows 7/8/10 will load the driver and you’ll be able to print to the XP machine from Windows 7/8/10! The main things to remember are sharing the XP printer and downloading the latest driver for the printer on the Windows 7/8/10 machine.
If you have any problems sharing your printer on XP and printing from Windows 7/8/10, post a comment here and I will try to help! Enjoy!
