[SOLVED] Help w/ Connecting to Printer

megamonkey

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Hi I need help connecting to a printer that's connected to another computer.

I have a Windows 10 pc and the computer with the printer connected is a Windows 7.

I added a printer, typed in the Printer address and then it asks me to enter Username and Password to connect to the printer. But I'm not sure what username and password it wants. The other computer doesn't have a password to log into.

Is there something I need to set up on the other computer? I had a Homegroup set up before but I read that windows 10 doesn't have this function anymore.

Thanks for any help you can give me.
 
Solution
In the Windows 7 PC you need to make sure the printer is shared.
Also you need to create a user name and password on the Windows 7 PC.
If you don't know the user name and password, then create a new account.