Next, share the Windows printer on the network using the following steps:Ĭlick Start, type Devices and Printers in the Search text boxĬlick Devices and Printers from the list above To set up the PC, share the printer on the network and then connect to the printer from the MAC, follow the steps below for the PC and the MAC.įirst, Enable the LDP Print Service using the following steps:Ĭlick Programs and then click Programs and FeaturesĬlick to expand Print and Document ServicesĬlick OK and close the Programs and Features window Network printer share name as displayed on your windows PC (spaces or no spaces)Ī user name and password set up on the windows PC (if your MAC successfully connects to the network printer, you will prompted for a registered user name and password to connect)

To print from your Windows PC to your MAC you need the following:Ī Printer connected to the Windows PC, and shared on the network When working in a PC and MAC mixed invironment, there is an increasing need to print from a Windows connected Printer from a MAC. This article gives the basic steps of setting up the PC, sharing the printer on the network and then connecting to the printer from the MAC. The printer needs to be on the Windows 7 Desktop because the MacBook Pro, being a notebook, is not always present on the network.Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Ultimate Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Ultimate Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional เพิ่มเติม. I don't know if the Print Server Properties for the HP printer are correct but Windows 7 is not allowing me to make any changes to them. This seemed to help establish file sharing but has had no effect on printer sharing. I have created a Windows Credential and a Generic Credential for the MacBook Pro. I have tried with 'Render print jobs on client computers' as both checked and unchecked. I am also unable to connect to it when using it's IP address.įor sharing folders everything is working fine. When scanning the network for printers the Windows 7 desktop does not show up. The MacBook Pro computer cannot even see the Windows 7 desktop when trying to setup the printer. My MacBook Pro running OSX 10.6.4 can see and fully access all the shared folders located on the Windows 7 desktop. I am also sharing some folders on the Windows 7 desktop. I have a Windows 7 desktop computer with a HP LaserJet P 1006 that is set to shared.

Sharing a printer on windows 7 for mac