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Win7 can't find the shared printer: solution Win7 is Advanced customs data integrationone of the widely used operating systems, which provides many practical functions, such as printer sharing. However, sometimes you will encounter the problem that Win7 can't find the shared printer. This problem may occur when you try to connect to the printer or set up printer sharing. In this article, we will discuss some ways to solve this problem.Method 1: Make sure that the shared printer is enabled. First, you need to make sure that your printer has been correctly set to a shared printer. To achieve this, please follow the steps below: 1. Open the control panel and click "Device and Printer". Two. Find the printer you want to share, right-click on it and select "Printer properties". 3. Click the "Share" tab to make sure that the "share this printer" box is selected. Four. Select a name as the shared name and make sure that the "share printer drivers" box is selected. After completion, you should be able to see this printer in Win7 and connect to it.Method 2: Set up high-quality network discovery. If you have not successfully connected the printer, please make sure that your network discovery is set to high-quality. To achieve this, please follow the steps below: 1. Open the control panel and click "Network and Sharing Center". Two. Click "Advanced Sharing Settings". 3. In the "Network Discovery" section, make sure that "Turn on network discovery" is selected. Four. In the "File and Printer Sharing" section, make sure that "Turn on file and printer sharing" is selected. 5. Click the "Save Changes" button. Reconnect the printer and check whether the problem has been solved. WayThird: If the above two methods cannot solve the problem with a fixed IP address, you can try to use a fixed IP address. Using a fixed IP address can help you reduce network problems and speed up the connection. To use a fixed IP address, please follow the steps below: 1. Open the control panel and click "Network and Sharing Center". Two. Click "Change adapter settings". 3. Find your local connection (the adapter you connect to the network). Four. Right-click on it and select "Properties". 5. Left-click "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPV4)" and select "Properties". 6. Click "Use the following IP address".7. Enter your fixed IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS server. Eight. Click "OK". Reconnect the printer and check whether the problem has been solved. Method 4: Check the firewall settings. If the firewall software is installed on your computer, it may prevent you from connecting to the shared printer. Therefore, you need to check the firewall settings and add the shared printer to the white list. To achieve this, please follow the steps below: 1. Open the control panel and click "Windows Firewall". Two. Click "Allow applications to pass through Windows Firewall", and then click "Change Settings". 3. Click "Allow another app". Four. Find the application you want to add to the whitelist (in this case, it is a shared printer) and click "Add".5. Click "OK". Reconnect the printer and check whether the problem has been solved. Method 5: Reinstall the printer driver. If the above methods cannot solve the problem, the final solution is to reinstall the printer driver. To reinstall the printer driver, please follow the steps below: 1. Open the control panel and click "Device and Printer". Two. Find the printer you want to reinstall, right-click on it and select "Printer Properties". 3. Click the "Advanced" tab and select "New driver". Four. Follow the instructions on the screen to reinstall the driver. 5. After completion, reconnect to the shared printer. In summary, the inability to find a shared printer in Win7 may be an unpleasant problem.Fortunately, at least one of the above five methods can help you solve the problem. If you still can't solve the problem, you can consider asking professional technicians for help.

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