Trying to set up a Home Network

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I have a Desktop which is connected directly to my wireless router.
The desktop has a printer attached to it. I just bought my wife a new
laptop and just want to be able to print to my printer (which is
connected to the desktop). I ran the Network Setup Wizard on the
desktop and then the laptop. On the laptop when I browse via Windows
Explorer I can see the workgroup, but I can't see the Printer or any
shared folders that I've setup. Conversely, if I go on my Desktop I
can see the laptop and it's shared folders.

Any ideas about where I'm going wrong?
 
You need to share the printer, rightclick printer icon /Sharing, you also
need a common User on both machines (same User Name & password)
 
I've shared the printer (sorry, meant to type that in my original post)
and I have the same user on both machines. Also, like I said it works
"backwards" where the desktop can "see" and "access" the laptop's
shares but doesn't work the other way
 
Also make sure that File & Printer sharing for Microsoft networks is enabled
on both machines
 
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