"Malke" wrote:
Quote:
> Guinlet wrote:
> Quote:
> > Thank you Malke for your feedback.
> > I have a brand new Medion PC, with Intel V//V processor and a 3M RAM. A
> > Lexmark X5250 inkjet printer is connected to it using an USB cable (I
> > downloaded and installed the Vista driver from the manufacturer's website).
> > Printer on that PC is working well. The problem appears when I want to share
> > that printer with other computers on my wifi network.
> > By the way I have exactly the same problem with a portable computer
> > (Toshiba) running also on Vista and with a laser printer attached to it. I
> > can not share that printer neither.
> > That's why I don't think that the problem is coming from the computer since
> > I get it on two different machines. The common points between both computers
> > are Vista Premium OS and the same firewall (Bitdefender). Does the problem
> > come from a Vista or a firewall setup ? I'm not convinced by the firewall
> > explanation since files sharing is working and I'm not familiar enough with
> > Vista to know all possible options.
> > I'm puzzled !
> >
>
> OK, did you share the printer? What does "can not share that printer"
> mean? What happens when you try? Remember that we can't see your
> computers and don't know what you've done. When you say "file sharing is
> working", do you mean you are able to share files between all the
> computers on your network?
>
> Take a look at this link to review file/printer sharing in Vista again:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
>
>
> Malke
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> Thank you Malke. It is now working. I certainly did something wrong when I
tried first.