Installing and Using the Printer in XP Mode
To share a local USB printer:
1.
Make sure the printer is turned on and that the
printer driver is available for installation. For example, you can install the
driver from the internet or from a CD.
2.
Attach the printer to the virtual machine. From
the virtual machine window, click USB and then click Attach-device name.
3.
Install the printer driver in the guest
operating system. You can install the driver from the internet or from a CD.
4.
Release the printer from the virtual machine.
From the virtual machine window, click USB and then click Release-device name.
5.
Restart the virtual machine. From the virtual
machine window, click Action and then click Restart.
6.
Navigate to the virtual machine desktop, and log
on if necessary. (You will be logged in automatically if you saved the
credentials.)
7.
The printer will be available for use in both
the host operating system and the guest operating system.
To configure a network printer for a virtual machine:
1.
Navigate to the virtual machine desktop, and log
on if necessary. (You will be logged in automatically if you saved the
credentials.)
2.
Open Control Panel, and then open Printers.
3.
Click Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard opens.
4.
On the Local or Network Printer page, select the
network printer option and complete the wizard.
5.
If you are running Windows XP as the guest
operating system, you must manually install the printer driver for each printer
you want to use. The following steps describe this process.
To install a printer driver in Windows XP:
1.
Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
2.
Under Printer Tasks, click Add a printer. The
Add Printer Wizard opens.
3.
On the Local or Network Printer page, select
Local printer attached to this computer and clear automatically detect and
install my Plug and Play printer.
4.
On the Select a Printer Port page, click the
drop-down control and select one of the TS number ports and click next.
5.
On the Install Printer Software page, select
Windows Update or Have Disk and complete the wizard.
To print from a virtual machine:
1.
Navigate to the virtual machine desktop, and log
on if necessary. (You will be logged in automatically if you saved the
credentials.)
2.
Do one of the following:
a.
From the desktop of the virtual machine,
right-click a file and click Print.
b.
Open any application that includes a print
option, and then use the print command.
3.
All printers available to the virtual machine
are listed. Select a printer, and then click OK.
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