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Printing to Windows XP printer from Ubuntu = Printing to Windows XP printer from Ubuntu =

First make sure the printer is installed and shared on the Windows XP machine. (There has been talk that "Print Services for Unix" is needed, but this does not seem the case.)

To add the printer in Ubuntu,
 1. Go to ''System'' > ''Administration'' > ''Printing'' and open the ''New Printer'' icon.
 1. Select ''Network Printer'' and ''Windows Printer (SMB)''
 1. At ''Host'', enter the ''computer name'' or IP-address of the Windows XP machine.
 1. At ''Printer'', enter the ''share name'' of the printer.
 1. At ''Username'', enter ''guest''.

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Printing to Windows XP printer from Ubuntu

First make sure the printer is installed and shared on the Windows XP machine. (There has been talk that "Print Services for Unix" is needed, but this does not seem the case.)

To add the printer in Ubuntu,

  1. Go to System > Administration > Printing and open the New Printer icon.

  2. Select Network Printer and Windows Printer (SMB)

  3. At Host, enter the computer name or IP-address of the Windows XP machine.

  4. At Printer, enter the share name of the printer.

  5. At Username, enter guest.

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