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On your desktop PC where the printer is attached
Go to "control panel" find the printer icon and and double click to open printers.
Right click on the printer that is attached to your desktop
left click on sharing
This should bring up the Printers properties and a Sharing tab
Click on the sharing tab
Check to see if > Share this printer option is checked > of not check it and give it any name
and it should now be shared and available to the remote Laptop

Next go to your laptop

Go to start > Setting Control Panel (Or control panel might show up when start is pressed
In control panel > find printers
Press add a printer
Select A network printer
Select browse for a printer
You should now see the printer on your desktop that you shared
Select that printer which should add its name to the printer window and go to next
You should now get a msg that indicates you are about to connect to that printer.

I sure hope this works! If it does you owe me a beer. If not I give up until I get more energy and another bright idea