Mac OS X: How to manually add a Windows shared printer

In some situations, you may be unable to locate a Microsoft Windows shared (SMB) printer while adding a printer, yet you can still add the printer manually if you know the name or address of the Windows computer sharing the printer and the name of the shared printer.

Mac OS X v10.5 or later

1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
2. Choose Print & Fax from the View menu.
3. Click the + button to add a printer.
4. Press the Control key while clicking the "Default" icon (or any other icon on the toolbar), then choose Customize Toolbar from the contextual menu that appears.
5. Drag the Advanced (gear) icon to the toolbar.
6. Click Done.
7. Click the Advanced icon that was added to the toolbar.
8. Choose Windows from the Type pop-up menu.
9. In the URL field, type the printer's address in one of the following formats:
   
   smb://workgroup/server/sharename
   smb://server/sharename
   
   Note: "workgroup" is the name of the Windows workgroup that the computer sharing the printer belongs to. "server" is the name of the computer sharing the printer (or its IP address). "sharename" is the shared Windows printer's share name. If the share name contains spaces, replace each space with "%20" (without quotation marks).
   
   Tip: You don't need a "workgroup" when specifying the IP address of the computer (such as when the printer is on a different subnet), or if your Mac belongs to the same Windows (SMB) workgroup.
10. In the Name field, type the name you would like to use for this printer in Mac OS X.
11. Choose the appropriate PPD or printer driver from the "Print Using" pop-up menu.
12. Click Add.
     

Mac OS X v10.3 through v10.4.11

1. Open Printer Setup Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities).
2. Mac OS X 10.4.x: Choose Add Printer from the Printers menu, then hold the Option key while clicking the "More Printers" button.

   Mac OS X 10.3.x: Hold the Option key while choosing Add Printer from the Printers menu.
    
3. Choose Advanced from the first pop-up menu.
4. Choose "Windows Printer via SAMBA" from the Device pop-up menu.
5. In the Device Name field, type the name you would like to use for this printer in Mac OS X.
6. In the Device URL field, use one of the following formats to link to the printer:
   
   smb://user:password@workgroup/server/sharename
   smb://user:password@server/sharename
   smb://workgroup/server/sharename
   smb://server/sharename
   
   Notes: "user" is the name of a Windows user who has privileges to use the printer. "password" is the password of that Windows user. "workgroup" is the name of the Windows workgroup to which the computer sharing the printer belongs. "server" is the name of the computer sharing the printer or its IP address. "sharename" is the shared Windows printer's share name.
   
   Tip: You don't need a "workgroup" when specifying the IP address of the computer (such as when the printer is on a different subnet), or if your Mac belongs to the same Windows (SMB) workgroup.
    
7. Choose the appropriate PPD or printer driver from the "Printer Model" pop-up menu.
8. Click Add.

 

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How to Uninstall Microsoft Office 2013

Edited by BernadetteWWal, SmarmySnodsnick, Teresa, Maniac and 1 other

Want to remove Microsoft Office 2013 from your Windows 7 computer? Here is the automatic and manual procedure on uninstalling Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium Preview for your Windows.

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Log on the using your Window Live/Hotmail account, click on the blue "Deactivate" link on the "My Account - Office.com" webpage.

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Select the OK option from the next info box.

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Click the expand menu on right top; scroll down and launch the "Sign out" option on the menu.

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Close the Office - Office.com webpage. And then save and close all the running Office's application, i.e., the Access 2013, Excel 2013 and so forth.

• Note You may log on to the "My Account - Office.com" webpage to re-activate any account associated with Office 2013 product.
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From the Start menu, you open up the Control Panel entry on right pane.

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Click on the Uninstall a program under the Programs link.

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Using any administrative account on your Windows, you locate and launch the "Microsoft Office 365 Premium Preview -en-us" program (Note: Product version, 15.0.4148.1014) from the "Uninstall or change a program" list.

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Click the Uninstall button on the Office (Uninstall) window.

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Please wait minutes for the automatic removal process to complete.

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In case you encounter the Microsoft Office Click-to-Run window while the automatic process is being performed, you then click the Close program button on it.

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Click the Close button on the info box by Office, telling "Done uninstalling!".

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Save all your personal files and restart your computer.

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Right-click on the Programs and Features, run the Refresh option on the menu to reload the "Currently Installed Programs" list. And then remove Office 2013's component, SkyDrive (Product version, 16.4.4111.0525) from the list.

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Click Yes on User Account Control.

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Save and reboot your Windows again. For advanced users, you may try to manually find and remove the below Office 2013 program's remnants on your device, files type on the hard disk to clean them forcibly.

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Search with registry editor and remove leftover registry entries of Office. You may install and use a registry cleaner for this purpose. Only mess up with registry, if you are an expert or you will end up damaging your programs or softwares.