Enabling Printer Sharing without Setting Up a Network

1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
2. If the Windows XP Control Panel is set to Classic View, double-click Printer and Faxes. Otherwise, click the Printer and Other Hardware icon, and then click the Printers and Faxes icon.
3. Right-click the printer you want to share and select Sharing from the context menu.
4. To share the printer without running the Network Setup Wizard, click the If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard, click here link.
5. In the Enable File Sharing dialog, select Just enable printer sharing and click OK.
6. Click OK.