How to Connecting to Local and Network Printers

After you add a local printer to a Windows XP Professional computer, you have the option of sharing it with other users on the network. To add a local printer to your system, perform these steps:

1. Log on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group.
2. Click Start, Printers and Faxes to open the Printers and Faxes window.
3. Click the Add a Printer link from the Printer Tasks pane. The Add Printer Wizard appears. Click Next to continue.
4. Click the Local Printer button. If the printer that you are adding is not Plug and Play compatible, you may clear the Automatically Detect and Install My Plug and Play Printer check box. If the printer is Plug and Play compliant, Windows XP Professional automatically installs and properly configures it for you. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Manage and Troubleshooting Web Server Resources

Unlike Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional is designed for the desktop; therefore, Internet Information Services (IIS) is not installed by default. IIS version 5.1 ships with Windows XP Professional. You must manually install IIS by going to the Control Panel, double-clicking the Add or Remove Programs icon, and clicking the Add/Remove Windows Components button. Mark the check box for Internet Information Services (IIS). After you select Internet Information Services (IIS), you can click the Details button to add or remove selective IIS components before you proceed with the installation. Click Next to have the Windows Components Wizard install the web server resources for you. If you upgrade your computer from Windows NT 4 Workstation (or from Windows 2000 Professional) to Windows XP Professional, IIS 5.1 is installed automatically, provided that you had installed Peer Web Services (or IIS 5) on your previous version of Windows.
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