Can't share printer

Windows X Pro SP2, single computer and single USB printer

I want to print from DOS occasionally. I've read that I need to
share the printer and then do a NET USE. So I logged in as
administrator, selected the printer, clicked Sharing, clicked hare
this printer, assigned it a name of Brother, and clicked OK.

Response: "Printer setings could not be saved. Operation could not
be completed."

I suspect I need to enable some system service to support network
operations. If that's true, which one?

And what is the impact on security of doing this? In Windows
Firewall, one of the exceptions (currently unchecked) is "File and
Printer Sharing". Will I need to check this since there won't
actually be anyone outside my computer using this printer; and if I
do then does this also give outsiders access to my files?



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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

See Bruce Sanderson's page at:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

Remember you must be an Administrator to 'install' the printer.
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Cari
(MS-MVP Printing & Imaging)

"Stan Brown" <the_stan_brown.DeleteThis@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
news:3aliqeF6d1jlrU1@individual.net...
> Windows X Pro SP2, single computer and single USB printer
>
> I want to print from DOS occasionally. I've read that I need to
> share the printer and then do a NET USE. So I logged in as
> administrator, selected the printer, clicked Sharing, clicked hare
> this printer, assigned it a name of Brother, and clicked OK.
>
> Response: "Printer setings could not be saved. Operation could not
> be completed."
>
> I suspect I need to enable some system service to support network
> operations. If that's true, which one?
>
> And what is the impact on security of doing this? In Windows
> Firewall, one of the exceptions (currently unchecked) is "File and
> Printer Sharing". Will I need to check this since there won't
> actually be anyone outside my computer using this printer; and if I
> do then does this also give outsiders access to my files?
>
>
>
> --
>
> Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
> http://OakRoadSystems.com/
>