Print from iPad to any Windows-Connected Printer
Posted on March 17, 2011 at 6:13 am
iPad prints to any AirPrint enabled printer without iPad users having to download a third-party app. AirPrint printers, however, are currently only made by HP—and none on the Apple AirPrint-Enabled list handle the kind of printing capacity most of us need. Plus, no one wants to buy a new printer just to print from the iPad!
With a small download and a few minutes of configuration, you can print from iPad to any shared printer on your PC.
To start, download the AirPrint Zip File from MediaFire. After it downloads, unzip it to C:\Program Files\airprint (if using a 64-bit system, extract to C:\Program Files (x86)\airprint). This should create a new folder in your program files called AirPrint.
Next, open a command prompt. The quickest way to do this is by typing cmd from the box at the bottom or the start menu in Windows 7, or the Run menu in previous versions of Windows.
In the command line, type:
sc.exe create AirPrint binPath= “C:\Program Files\AirPrint\airprint.exe -s” depend= “Bonjour Service” start= auto
If using a 64-bit system, type this instead:
sc.exe create AirPrint binPath= “C:\Program Files (x86)\AirPrint\airprint.exe -s” depend= “Bonjour Service” start= auto
Remember that with command lines, spacing and capitalization are extremely important. If you typed the command correctly, the computer should reply with a message that says [SC] CreativeService SUCCESS
Type the following in the command line:
sc.exe start AirPrint
The success reply is a little longer this time, and should look like:
A message should appear from your Windows Firewall asking you to approve or deny AirPrint. Click Approve. If this window does not appear on its own, navigate to the airprint folder in your Program Files, and double-click the airprint.exe file. This should make the Windows Firewall window appear.
Now, go to your iPad and try to print something. For example, in Safari, to the left of the address bar is an arrow (often used for saving bookmarks and such)—click it and select print. You can then select a printer. Whatever is showing on your iPad screen will begin printing.
If you are prompted for a password or username during the printing process, this just means you have not enabled the Guest account on your Windows computer. Enable the guest account in the Control Panel under User Accounts and restart your computer. The iPad will then print with no problem.
While there are many apps available to print on iPad, most of them cost money. This method is free, and only takes a few minutes to set up—plus, there is no danger of potential driver conflicts. With the iPad 2 reaching customer hands now, there has never been a better time to configure your network for iPad printing.
» Filed Under Gadgets
Related Posts
- Print the Contents of Any Windows 7 Folder
- How to install a network printer on your home or office network
- Setup an HP Wi-Fi Printer for Wireless Networks
- How to share a printer on your home network that doesn’t have a network card
- Fix The Printer Spooler Service Terminated Unexpectedly
Will this work with a networked printer?
If the printer shows as “shared” on your computer, it will work, even if it is networked.
i extracted the file to C:\programfiles. when iam entering the command in cmd the following errors shows up:
[sc] OpenSCManger FAILED 5:
what shall i do??