text: trying to set up a shared printer but asked for  a password? the printer i want to share is visible but when i try to add it, i am asked for a password. why is this? and how can i figure out what this password might be? what operating system is the printer attached to?  and what version of windows/os are you using to connect to the shared printer.  if it is attached to xp then you can use the login on that pc to connect usually