Probably many people are not surprised by the fact that Apple removed the support for AirPrint from Windows considering that in the last year Apple left many terminals without certain functions. Although in the beta versions of iOS 4.2 AirPrint works on Windows, in iOS 4.2.1 on Windows 7 the function is not even available for everyone. Fortunately there is a SOLVING through which this function can be activated in a few simple steps.
Step 1
Install iTunes 10.1 (if you don't already have it installed) and download AirPrint.zip from here.
Step 2
Create a new folder called AirPrint in the Program Files directory in the C partition (or whatever the name of the partition where you have installed Windows). The final result should look like this:
7 32-bit Windows : C:\Program Files\AirPrint
7 64-bit Windows : C:\Program Files (x86)\AirPrint
Step 3
Copy the files from the archive downloaded in step 1 into the folders:
7 32-bit Windows : C:\Program Files\AirPrint
7 64-bit Windows : C:\Program Files (x86)\AirPrint
Step 4
Press the start button, open the CMD program with administrator rights and run the following commands:
7 32-bit Windows :
sc.exe create AirPrint binPath= “C:\Program Files\AirPrint\airprint.exe -s” depend= “Bonjour Service” start= auto
sc.exe start AirPrint
7 64-bit Windows :
* sc.exe create AirPrint binPath= “C:\Program Files (x86)\AirPrint\airprint.exe -s” depend= “Bonjour Service” start= auto
* sc.exe start AirPrint
Step 5
Open the AirPrint.exe application from Program Files and add an exception for it in the Firewall. If you don't add an exception and don't let it connect to the network, then the process can't work.
Step 6
Share the printer on the network and from among the settings to allow access to the Wi-Fi network.
When you try to print for the first time, you will receive a message asking you to enter the administrator user and password of your computer.
