BigK wrote:
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:OWLg7qi5GHA.940@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I'm guessing because I don't have an XP Home box but here goes. XP
>> Home uses the guest account for sharing. In Vista the guest account
>> is disabled. Try creating an administrator account on the XP Home
>> computer with the same user name and password as you use on the
>> Vista computer. Boot the XP Home computer into safe mode and logon
>> as administrator. In the security tab of the printer properties make
>> sure the user you just added has appropriate permissions.
>
> In my Home box there is no security tab in the Printer dialogue box.
>
> This is a common problem that I hope MS will fix in the final build. One
> should not have to do the above to make it work.
>
Were you in safe mode logged on to the administrator account? I don't have
XP Home setup so I can't test it but for files and folders you have be
logged in safe mode as an administrator to see the security tab. I assume
printers work the same but I could be wrong.
--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca