printer sharing problem

[Guest]

I am a novice user and need help with my printer. I have my printer sharing
with my laptop but for some reason I cannot print now. There is a black check
beside the printer icon and my lap top is getting the message that it is not
connected. I have checked all connections and restarted both computers with
no luck

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

To what is the printer connected?

Can both PCs still see each other?

 

[Guest]

my printer is connected to the desktop and my laptop is connected to the
desktop via wireless through my internet provider. Both computers see each
other I think or I dont think I would have access to the internet. How do I
tell for sure?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Are both PCs in the same Workgroup?

Double click on My Network Places on one PC and see if it can find the peer
to peer workgroup.....

 

[Guest]

I do not see the peer to peer workgroup. How do I get that reconnected
Thank you for working with me .

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

You'll have to use the Network Setup Wizard unless you want to do it
manually.

Take a look through Ron Pacciano's article at:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/qa/qa20030619.shtml which gives a good
clear explanation on how to put both PCs in the same Workgroup and get them
to be able to 'see' each other.