How to share printer through network

One benefit of networking is it is ability to share a printer connected to a computer to network. So, a printer does not need to be moved every time to print certain documents. As long as printer is connected to a computer, other computers in same network have ability to use it too.
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To share a printer, certain setting should be done in PC in which printer is connected:

• Go to Start - Control Panel – Printers and Faxes – right click and choose Properties on printer to be shared; in this case I use Epson Stylus T11.
• Select tab Sharing and choose Share this printer. Give a name you want (by default, in Epson T11 its name is EPSONSTy). Click OK and everything is finished

Now if a client of network want to use this shared printer, printer can be added by adding new printer in Control Panel – Printers and Faxes, choose A network printer, or printer attached to another computer, click Next and type address of shared printer. It consists of IP of computer with shared printer attached and name of shared printer, e.g. \\192.168.1.1\EpsonSty. If username and password is asked, use an account and password in computer with attached printer.

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How to identify sound card model in your PC

Sometimes, we can't find anywhere CD driver of our PC motherboard contains drivers for sound card, LAN card, and VGA card. Usually, Windows XP is able to identify these card if it is not on-board (included in motherboard circuit). Any card inserted to PCI is usually recognized by Windows XP, but on-board cards (usually sound and VGA cards) are rarely recognized without 3rd party drivers.

To identify sound card, please look at a small IC chip located in bottom left of motherboard, it is so small so look carefully at what written on this chip (location within red boundary in the picture). It is a usual location for sound card circuit in motherboard. If your motherboard has sound card from Realtek, C-media, etc, its model is written right on the black surface of the chip. After that we can use Google to search and download its driver. There many available driver in internet, just pick the correct one!

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Solving Error: Generic Host Process for Win32 Services

Computer with Windows XP SP2 OS occasionally has this typical error. An error message appears and disturbing several service.  I met this problem when my computer has its printer shared to network (I don’t know other disturbed services). When this error message appears printer sharing won’t work, computer should be rebooted to make it normal again, no other options. Trouble is worsening when error appears when printer is in operation, printer stops to print in the middle of document printed.

This error can be eliminated through editing registry, but it is just like paracetamol, reducing pain but disease still remain. Error message won’t appear but printer sharing still in trouble.
 
I solved this problem by updating Windows XP SP2 to Windows XPS P3 through internet connection. I think this is the simplest solution, after all this error is completely solved. It is just connecting computer to internet and update it to SP3, and BUZZ! Everything solved.
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