Each week we dip into the Ask How-To Geek mailbox and answer your pressing questions. This week we’re looking at installing PDF printers, hiding accounts at the Windows Login Screen, and sharing a USB HDD between computers.
每周我们都会进入Ask How-To Geek邮箱并回答您的紧迫问题。 本周，我们将研究安装PDF打印机，在Windows登录屏幕上隐藏帐户以及在计算机之间共享USB HDD。
添加PDF打印机 (Adding a PDF Printer)
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Dear How-To Geek,
亲爱的How-To Geek，
In your rant article on Style Sheets, you mention Print to PDF: “And of course, there’s loads of people that use print-to-PDF to save articles for later without wasting paper.”
在有关样式表的大量文章中，提到了“打印为PDF”：“当然，有很多人使用“ PDF转换为PDF”来保存文章，以供日后使用而不会浪费纸张。
Being basically CHEAP, I liked this idea so decided to try it out this morning. I don’t have a Print to PDF option when I go to print. How do I get this option?
基本上很便宜，我喜欢这个主意，因此决定今天早上尝试一下。 我打印时没有“打印为PDF”选项。 如何获得此选项？
Sincerely,
真诚的
Looking for PDFs in St. Louis
在圣路易斯寻找PDF
Dear Looking,
亲爱的，
There isn’t a default PDF printer built into Windows, so you’ll need to add one. It’s really simple to do so and once you’re done you’ll have easy-peasy access to a PDF printer for all your future print-to-file needs. While you could go the official route and pay for Adobe Acrobat, that’s overkill for simple access to a PDF printer. Instead we suggest you follow our guide to installing CutePDF under Windows Vista (the guide will work fine for Windows 7, also). You’ll be PDF printing in a matter of minutes.
Windows没有内置默认的PDF打印机，因此您需要添加一个。 这样做非常简单，一旦完成，您就可以轻松访问PDF打印机，以满足将来所有从文件到文件的需求。 尽管您可以通过官方途径购买Adobe Acrobat并付款，但是对于简单地访问PDF打印机来说，这是过头的。 相反，我们建议您遵循在Windows Vista下安装CutePDF的指南(该指南也适用于Windows 7)。 您将在几分钟内完成PDF打印。
整理Windows登录屏幕 (Tidying Up the Windows Login Screen)
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Dear How-to Geek,
亲爱的操作方法极客，
Today I was wondering why I had to select my username on my laptop that’s only being used by me. Every time I need to click on the same icon after starting my computer. If you have one account on Windows Vista/7 you can just type in the password and start. But when you have 2 accounts (one is the administrator and one is the normal user) you need to select one. I don’t use the administrator-account, at least not in my daily use. I would like to have Windows 7 to ask directly for my normal account. I know it’s just one single click but it’s an useless click. What can I do?
今天，我想知道为什么我必须在笔记本电脑上选择仅由我使用的用户名。 每次启动计算机后，我都需要单击相同的图标。 如果您在Windows Vista / 7上拥有一个帐户，则只需输入密码并启动即可。 但是，如果您有2个帐户(一个是管理员，一个是普通用户)，则需要选择一个。 我不使用管理员帐户，至少在日常使用中不使用。 我想让Windows 7直接询问我的普通帐户。 我知道这只是一次单击，但却是无用的点击。 我能做什么？
Sincerely,
真诚的
Give Me One Click or Give Me Death
给我一键或让我死亡
Dear One Click,
亲爱的一键式：
It certainly would be nice if Windows had a built-in setting which allowed you to hide logins, wouldn’t it? While we’re sitting around waiting for that setting to appear, however, we can achieve the same end with a simple registry edit. You can check out our guide to removing user accounts from the login screen in Windows Vista/7 here. Other readers might be interested in our similar guide for Windows XP here.
如果Windows具有允许您隐藏登录名的内置设置，那当然会很好，不是吗？ 但是，当我们等待设置出现时，可以通过简单的注册表编辑来达到同样的目的。 您可以在此处从Windows Vista / 7的登录屏幕中查看有关删除用户帐户的指南。 其他读者可能会对此处的Windows XP类似指南感兴趣。
将多台计算机连接到一个USB HDD (Connecting Multiples Computers to One USB HDD)
Dear How-To Geek,
亲爱的How-To Geek，
I would like to give four computers access to a single USB hard drive. There’s a big catch, though. None of the computers are networked and I would like to share the hard drive with all of them via USB at the same time. Is this possible?
我想给四台计算机访问一个USB硬盘驱动器。 不过有很大的收获。 没有计算机联网，我想同时通过USB与所有计算机共享硬盘。 这可能吗？
Sharing USB in San Diego
在圣地亚哥共享USB
Dear Sharing,
亲爱的分享，
We’re sorry to inform you that there’s really no way to accomplish what you’re asking, at least not without some concessions that essentially amount to building a simple network. USB cannot be split in the fashion in which you desire. USB connects to a host computer via one controller and that controller handles everything. You can’t split a USB connection between multiple locations and have the HDD simultaneously mounted.
很遗憾地通知您，实际上没有办法完成您要问的事情，至少没有没有让步的实质就是建立一个简单的网络。 USB无法按照您期望的方式进行拆分。 USB通过一个控制器连接到主机，该控制器处理所有事情。 您无法在多个位置之间拆分USB连接，也无法同时安装HDD。
That said, you can easily accomplish the kind of connectivity you need very cheaply. Since you wanted to share the drive among non-networked computers we’ll go out on a limb and assume that they are close to each other (close enough for a USB cord to reach). With the computers that close together it will be absolutely trivial to set up a simple network. You’ll need a router, but not a very fancy one. Ask around to see if any of your friends have an old router laying around (you’ll probably find at least one or two friends with an old Wi-Fi B router they’d be happy to get rid of). Barring that, you can find plenty of cheap but dependable refurbished routers online like this Linksys router.
也就是说，您可以非常便宜地轻松实现所需的连接。 由于您想在未联网的计算机之间共享驱动器，因此，我们会四肢走动，并假设它们彼此靠近(足够靠近以使USB线够到)。 由于计算机相互靠近，因此建立一个简单的网络绝对不容易。 您将需要一台路由器，但不需要花哨的路由器。 询问周围是否有朋友围着旧路由器(您可能会发现至少有一个或两个朋友会愿意摆脱旧的Wi-Fi B路由器)。 除非如此，否则您可以在网上找到很多便宜但可靠的翻新路由器，例如Linksys路由器。
In addition to the router you’ll need four lengths of Ethernet cable to hook the PCs to the router. Once everything is hooked together you need to plug the drive into one of the PCs (pick the one that will be turned on the most) and share the drive with the network. Read how to share files between XP and Windows 7 here and how to set up simple sharing under Vista/7 here. Once you’ve shared the folder/drive on the network all the other machines will be able to access it with the host computer acting as the controller.
除路由器外，您还需要四根以太网电缆以将PC钩接到路由器上。 将所有组件连接在一起后，您需要将驱动器插入其中一台PC(选择将打开最多的PC)并与网络共享该驱动器。 在此处阅读如何在XP和Windows 7之间共享文件以及在Vista / 7下如何设置简单共享。 在网络上共享文件夹/驱动器后，所有其他计算机都将能够使用充当控制器的主机来访问它。
We know that’s not quite the answer you’re looking for but it’s the fastest and most functional solution to your problem.
我们知道这并不是您要找的答案，但这是解决问题的最快，最实用的解决方案。
Have a burning tech question? Shoot us an email at ask@howtogeek.com and you might just see your question on the front page.
有一个迫切的技术问题吗？ 向我们发送电子邮件至ask@howtogeek.com ，您可能会在首页上看到您的问题。
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