Sharing a printer is extremely easy in Windows XP.

1. Click the Start button (bottom left hand corner) and select the Control Panel.
2. If not already in the "Classic view", select the Classic view option (upper left corner of the window - you can switch between the classic view and the category view).
3. Click on the Printers icon.
4. Right click on the printer that you wish to share.
5. Click the Sharing... option.
6. Click on the sharing option and give the printer a name on the network.

To access a shared printer, you also use the Printers icon in the control panel.

1. Click on the Add a Printer option
2. . Click Next in the Wizard that appears. Indicate that you wish to search for printers on the network. Then browse for the printer on the network and select it.