I have a nearly identical problem as Trumeister, different brand new laptop
and printer but the Vista and XP problems are the same. The printer is an
Oki c5150n for which there are currently no Vista drivers. the network sets
up, the Vista laptop reads the XP PC files opens them, but when I attempt to
connect to the printer I receive an "Access Denied" message. I have enabled
file and printer sharing on both computers.
"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
> I would check if there is a new driver for Vista first. Or this link may help,
>
> Vista issuesmy Vista computer but when I go to install it I get an access denied message. ... Also make sure the Vista have the printer driver available. ...
> http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistanetissues.htm
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> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Trumiester" <Trumiester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9593AC8B-F6B7-4038-9BA4-F885E3CC6DE1@microsoft.com...
> Okay guys,
> Im not a beginner or a novice either but Im stuck.
> I have my desktop with a lexmark printer installed. The machine is running
> XP.
> File sharing is enabled and I have no problems accessing my shared files.
> My laptop is running vista and everytime I try to print to it I get the
> message problem communicating with the printer.
> Lexmark states I cant share the printer. Any ideas
> Thanks
>
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