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Old 02-09-2008   #3 (permalink)
Richard


 
 

Re: Cannot print to a shared USB printer of a XP machine on the networ

For what it's worth: I have an XP and Vista connected through a belkin
router. What I do is find the Printer Icon on the XP PC, drag it onto the
Vista PC. I am then asked to install the driver and it works ok.

Richard


"Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@xxxxxx> wrote in
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> If the print is going thru the Ethernet device, and the wire connection is
> long, try using the device Properties of the Ethernet device to set the
> Speed to 100 HALF-duplex.
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>> XP to XP is fine.
>> Vista to XP does not work.
>>
>> Who tested this software? It even makes no sense, the printer wizard
>> makes
>> you do local printer in order to even connect to a shared printer, and
>> then
>> it doesn't work.
>>
>> Your security features for this is way too hard to allow legitimate
>> printing
>> on shared printers, and requires me to have a windows Vista password on
>> MY
>> account to even use printers on ANOTHER PC? How does this make
>> sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> Remake Vista plz k thx bie
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