In our office I bought a printer for my personal use. There is a assistant lady working in office. Now days a person (who is next to us) told that this lady is using the printer with out my permission.So I searched about it and seems it is true. As everyone know that printer cartridges are expensive, so this cost me much. So can anyone please tell me how to set a password for the printer.Printer - Canon LBP 3200Windows Version - 2002 Service Pack 2(While searching on net I found there is a program which full fill this need but it is not free program [PRINTLOCK http://www.printerpassword.com/] ) Regards, Dinuka Prasad (pcdlab.tk)1 person needs an answerI do too

Is the printer on the network?Directly attached to your computer? (Shared out from your computer?!) Have you looked through the manual for the printer? It may have a way to do this. What is the Make/Model of the printer in question?-- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP --How To Ask Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

No the printer isn't attached to a network. It is directly connected to PC. I've read trough the manual of the printer, but it doesn't have this type of function. The printer isCanon LBP 3200.

Sounds like the printer is shared on your computer, and she is using it as such. If so, remove the share. And, why aren't you telling her to leave it alone? Why not report it to your supervisor.

Is it shared out? If so - does it need to be? If not - stop sharing it. If not - this is a PHYSICAL issue. Is this person disconnecting the printer from your computer and connecting it to theirs? Why did you need a personal printer and did your IT support approve it? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP --How To Ask Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

No the printer isn't attached to a network. It is directly connected to PC. I've read trough the manual of the printer, but it doesn't have this type of function. The printer isCanon LBP 3200.If your PC is connected to a network (even though the printer is not), then remove the share, as No Mo suggests. And, as No Mo also suggested, what about the direct approach?If your PC is not connected to the network, then use a password for all user accounts on your PC.If all your computer's user accounts are already password protected, then the unauthorized user must be physically disconnecting the printer from your computer and connecting it to hers in order to print. In that case, buy one of these (no, it's not free): Power Plug Locks