I wanted to share my printer with my other computer through a network. I have got the file sharing up and running but i cant get the printer sharing to work. I have a printer for each computer but one is broken so i wanted to share the GOOD printer with the 2 computers. For some reason i can get the broken printer to be shared between the 2 computers but i cant get the working one to be shared.

Can someone please help me?

Sorry if i didnt make any sense but if you have any questions about what i said just ask.

ThanksRick:

Are all computers on your network running Windows XP?

DocYep. Used the same XP disc on both computers (XP HOME)Rickstaaa:

Try this:

1. Click Start, then Control Panel.

2. On the left-hand column of Control Panel, click Switch to Classic View.

3. Double-click Printers and Faxes.

4. In the Printers and Faxes window, right-click the printer and click Sharing on the shortcut menu.

5. In the printer's properties dialog box, select the Share this Printer option button and click OK.

6. Make sure you log on to the other computer with a user name and password that you use to log on to the computer with the shared printer.

Let us know how it goes,
Doc
  No i've DONE all that ALREADY. The printer is already set up to be shared its just it wont show up on the network when i go to the add printer wizard.I'm not too familiar with XP Home edition, but in XP Pro you can go to the Run command, type in the IP for your shared pc ... \\192.168.1.100 Hit Enter and open Printers and Faxes, Right-Click on a shared printer and hit Connect.Just tried it and it came up with an error message, "The network path was not found."

Maybe i'm not typing in the right IP address. How do i find my shared IP address?

Sorry if that sounds like a dumb question.to find out what your IP address is on your shared pc, goto that pc, log in, and open a cmd window.  At the prompt, type IPCONFIG /all

Note.. to make sure the printer is shared on that pc, you can open it as well from the run line.

Run - CMD
Ipconfig /all
... 192.168.....

Start - Run - \\192.168.?.?  (input correct IP)

Then you can see if the printer is listed as a shared printer (It will show up under Printers)
Well i tried that and the printer wasnt in there. I tried running the Network Wizard again and i was thinking maybe i picked the wrong connections. One of my computers is connected to the router(thats the one with the printer) and the other one's connected wirelessly. I couldn't find the right connection if your computer is connected wirelessly. I was thinking maybe it's not allowed to connect wirelessly but i can share files just not the printer. Is there a way i can like delete the Home network and start from scratch?Running the Network Wizard with a router in place can totally wreck network connectivity. In the main, it's designed for ICS.

Personally, I set up static IPs via the Network Connections>NIC applet for each MACHINE, disable DHCP at the router and disable the Windows Firewall/ICS service altogether.Yeah sorry i don't know how to do what you just said. Im alright with computer im just not an expert.Static IPs are another issue which probably won't have any effect on the current situation. However, it may have made the initial setup easier.
First of all, try stopping and disabling the Windows Firewall/ICS service from the Services Console, rebooting and reinstalling the network printer. If the other printer is unuseable, uninstall it out of the way.

Are any software firewalls in place?Rickstaaa:

Can you see any folders on the computer to which the printer is attached?  If not, try using the Windows XP search to search for the name of that other computer.  If the search finds that computer, double-click on it and you should see the shared printer icon.

If search cannot find the other computer, or if you have an access denied error, let us know.  We will help you configure the Windows XP firewall, your Internet Protocol settings, and your access permissions.

Doc
The Windows firewall and ICS should definitely be disabled where a router is in use as it serves no purpose and can cause problems.I did a search and i couldnt find the computer. I have my computers named Computer1 and Computer2. The computer with the printer is Computer1 and i use Computer2. On Computer1, it shows that Comptuer2 is in the network but on Computer2, it doesn't show Computer1 in the network. Maybe i have set up Computer1 Wrong. Can you help?

Sorry if that was confusing.