How to share a desktop printer with a laptop in the same network?

kcscott85: How to share a desktop printer with a laptop in the same network?
I have desktop computer that has a printer plugged into it. The desktop runs Windows XP. I also have a laptop that runs Windows Vista. I have a wireless router connected to the desktop so I can connect my laptop to the internet, but can I wirelessly print things off my laptop? My husband uses the desktop for school and I use the laptop for work and I’d rather not have to keep switching the plugs around.

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Answer by Paultech
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457001.aspx if you check this out. and this
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx and you’ll be able to network the printer, just on the vista machine you add a lan printer rather than local

Answer by First Nameviven J
~~ good luck