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Old 03-15-2008   #4 (permalink)
Mick Murphy


 
 

Re: Shared Printer connected to an XP machine

You can do it that way too.
Just make sure you have the driver!
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Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"Jeff Strickland" wrote:
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> "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Yes. You need a Vista compatible driver for your printer installed in
> > vista.
> > Check at the printer's manufacturer's website for one.
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> > Vista found a driver for me when I connected to the XP's printer.
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> > I went Start>Network>Network and Sharing>Add Network device>Browsed for
> > XP's
> > printer, then Vista added the Driver.
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> > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
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> Add Network Device. Hmmm, I would not have thought of that. I was trying to
> add a network printer from the Add Printer Wizard, and Connect Printer from
> wherever I found that option.
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