How do I make my printer on Windows 7 share with my Mac?

[Aalok]

I am having two system one is running with the Windows 7 and another one is running with the Mac OS on my Macbook. My problem is that i am unable to work with my Windows 7 shared printer on the Macbook. When i am trying to add the printer to Mac it is not showing up. If you knows about the issue of yours and the solution of same then please help me. Thank you.

[Pyrotechnic]

I think there might be naming issue. If you have name not set properly on both the machine then it might be possible that you will get the things of your working. The name of the shared printer and name of the Mac printer should match only then only you can add both of them together otherwise it will not work.

[Stephanatic]

To add printer on both the machine you have to go through the below given step that will help yo with the same. So if you can then try this out and see whether it is working for you or not.

Windows 7 :

• Click on Start
• Go to Control Panel
• Click on Programs and Features
• Click 'Turn Windows Features on or off'
• Here you will see LPD protocol, turn it On
• Make sure that printer is shared

Macintosh:

• Click on Applications
• Then to Utilities
• Select Printer Setup Utility
• Hold down the "Option" key and click the "More Printers" button
• Select Advance from pop menu
• Get into the Device field and choose"LPD/LPR Host or Printer"
• Device URL:" lpd://PCName/PrinterShareName
• Click on the "Add" button

[goatape]

If your problem is still not resolved then it might be possible that the Printer driver of your system is not is not functioning properly and that is why you are getting the issue with the Sharing on the Mac. So if possible then install the Windows 7 compatible Printer driver into the system and check whether it is working this time or not.

[jesse]

If the Windows users install Bonjour for Windows, you can share your printer with them using Bonjour. To share a printer, open the Print & Fax preferences, then click sharing. Select the option to share printers and select the printers you want to share. Use the Bonjour Printer Wizard on the Windows computer to set up to print to your printer. For more visit this.

[MrChris-]

If nothing is working for you and you are still going through the same problem related to the "How do I make my printer on Windows 7 share with my Mac?" then i will advise you to contact the Microsoft and ask the same to them and they will provide you the detail about the same and will let you know about the possible solution for same.