On Tue, 26 May 2009 10:27:52 -0500, bejeeper <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
wrote:
Quote:
>
>Bo Berglund;1050770 Wrote: Quote:
>> On Mon, 25 May 2009 15:22:57 -0500, bejeeper <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
>> wrote: Quote:
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >Bo Berglund;1050450 Wrote:> > > > >
>> > > >> On Mon, 25 May 2009 11:15:58 -0500, bejeeper
>> > > <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
>> > > >> wrote:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> It would help you if you specified more in detail your setup:
>> > > >> - Which version of VPC (VPC2007, VPC2007SP1, Windows Virtual PC...)?
>> > > >> - What guest operating system did you install?
>> > > >> - What resources did you give to the guest?
>> > > >> - Which host operating system?
>> > > >> - How is the host networked?
>> > > >> - etc etc
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> --
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Bo Berglund (Sweden)
>> > > >>Without that noone is really able to help you.
>> > > >>Networking normally just works if you do not fiddle with the
>> > > defaults.
>> > > >>I had a previous thread about printing from vpc. I guess it ran out
>> > > of
>> > > >>interest. > > > > > >
>>
>> OK, but was it VPC2007SP1 or VPC2007???
>> Windows 98, that's pretty old and I do not remember how good it was
>> at
>> networking...
>> Does not matter
>> Where? and How?> > > Quote:
>> > >I just want to be able to print from my AutoCad. > >
>> Works like any other Windows App, I assume...> > > Quote:
>> > >I don't know what I just did there, sorry. > >
>> Then it is hard, because your problem seems to be the networking part
>> and here we need to know:
>> A) How is the host networked?
>> B) What is the network setup in the guest settings in VPC2007
>> C) How did you configure networking in the guest
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bo Berglund (Sweden) >Okay,I have the network working, but now the printer connection says I
>need a password. I type the password for the host computer, buit it says
>it's wrong. I don't remember putting any on the printer??? Ok, good to see you got past the networking issues. You might be
hitting the Vista/non-Vista sharing issue.
Is your printer setup on a public or private network on Vista? Here's
a guide for sharing a Vista printer.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...7037.aspx#EEAA
just run throught the printer part and make sure you're set up the
same way (same workgroup), network is set to private, and so on.
--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/