Make sure the XP machine has a user account with the same username and
password as you are using on Vista. Another possible problem is drivers. If
Vista doesn't have built in drivers for the printer it tries to load the
drivers from the XP computer. This probably won't work and shows up as
different errors depending on the printer. Sometimes you can get it to work
by installing a local printer that is compatible then changing the port in
the printer properties to the printer share (i.e.
\\computername\printename). What printers are we talking about?
--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
"Gay Lynne Kegan" <GLKegan@cox.net> wrote in message
news:257E50B5-51C7-4159-BAB3-48D4B0EDC310@microsoft.com...
>I have a few printers connected to my xp machine. I can see the printer on
>my Vista computer but when I go to install it I get an access denied
>message. What do I do so I can use my printers?
>
> Gay Lynne
>