[idi banashapan]

on the XP machine, go to Start > Run and type;

\\MachineNamePrinterIsOn

and hit return. this will list the available shared printers, files and folders on your windows 7 machine. right click the printer and select 'Connect'. Alternatively, on the Windows 7 machine, click the start orb and type CMD and hit return. then type ipconfig and make a note of the machines IP address (probably along the lines of 192.168.xxx.xxx). then go to the XP box, go to Run and type;

\\IPaddress

and hit return - you will get the shared printers, files and folders on the XP box. right click the printer and select 'Connect'. remember that the W7 machine will need to be switched on in order for other devices to print to it's local printer.

it's all in the links I supplied earlier.