Print from XP to a Mac connected printer

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mala

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Hi,

I have a Canon USB printer connected to my iMac running 10.5.1 with printer sharing turned on. I can then print from another Mac of mine on my home network. But how do I get this to work from my PC running XP? If I browse for printer in printer setup I cannot see the printer....?

TIA

Mans
 
Btw, I've also tried to connect by typing the server (Mac) name and the printer name but then I get a "Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed" message...
 
On your Windows machine, you have to setup your printer as a PostScript printer. Use the LaserWriter print driver. This is all explained in the MacOS X Finder Help menu.
 
Just tried with SMB/CFS but never got it to work so I took the Bonjour path intead and now it works lika a charm. Set up printsharing and filesharing on the Mac and install Bounjour for Windows and follow the instructions...use the generic postscript driver instead of your printers actual driver. Good luck!
 
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