Thanks Ronni I will check out both sites. As mentioned in my email I am yet to find out her operating system. Also found this site which holds some promise: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/mac/how-to-print-from-an-ipad-the-best-apps-for-business-users/841
All the best. Merv On Sun20Nov2011 Sun20Nov7:44 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > On 20/11/2011, at 7:07 AM, Merv Bond wrote: > >> An elderly relative has an iPad 1 and wants to print directly from it to >> a printer. An added complication is that her laptop runs on Windows. I >> looked at Printopia 2 but it appears to be designed to work with Mac >> computers only. Is anyone aware of software, or a wirelss printer, that >> would allow her to print directly from her iPad? She could not tell me >> her operating system but I will find out at my next visit. > > Hi Merv, > > You don’t give us information on what iOS your relative has on the iPad (iOS4 > or iOS5) and if using a HP Printer or what Printer. > You could check these two links below: > > How to Enable Airprint for Windows and Use any Printer: > > <http://ipadhelp.com/iPad-help/how-to-enable-AirPrint-for-windows-and-use-any-printer/> > > > How to Enable AirPrint for Windows with HP wireless Printers: > > AirPrint Service on Windows 7/Vista/XP (32-bit/64-bit) > <http://jaxov.com/2010/11/how-to-enable-airprint-service-on-windows/> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.7.2 Lion > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>