Is the print$ share on the XP home machine accessible from the Vista
machine?
E:\>dir \\server\print$
Volume in drive \\server\print$ has no label.
Directory of \\server\print$
..
12/14/2005 11:53 AM <DIR> color
10/02/2006 01:26 PM <DIR> IA64
10/06/2006 05:31 PM <DIR> w32x86
07/18/2005 02:28 PM <DIR> WIN40
10/02/2006 01:31 PM <DIR> x64
If it's not change the HOME machine so everyone has read access to this
share.
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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"Jordan H." <JordanH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2A6FC44F-8508-4A04-87FC-BC73E33DC4AF@microsoft.com...
> So I noticed myself. Finally RC2 Installed last night and no change. I
> really wish someone would solve this freaking issue!!! about probably 60%
> of
> the world's computers run XP Home. If Microsoft doesn't fix this it's
> gonna
> really hurt them in the long run. We all can't afford the prictag they're
> asking for vista, and right now if I can't get this fixed, I agree with
> BigK,
> No Vista for me. I need my printer!!!
>
> "Rusty H" wrote:
>
>> RC2 didn't fix this issue on my network.
>>
>>
>> "Jordan H." <JordanH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:06FF3864-A06E-4165-93A5-E08C3236AEF4@microsoft.com...
>> > No worries BigK, as the saying "no harm, no foul" I'm really starting
>> > to
>> > get
>> > frustrated too. My appologies to u if I came off sounding high and
>> > mighty
>> > 
. I tried installing RC2 but can't get my display to come up now.
>> > Had
>> > to
>> > do the Upgrade option as the ISO wouldN't burn. Nero kept complaining
>> > about
>> > the Lead out and the burn kept failing. GRRRR!!!
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Jordan
>> >
>> > "BigK" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Jordan H." <JordanH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:B5B81EC1-7278-4F8A-B8AB-6A1E0BC617D4@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Ok if it's MS's Fault, Why use Vista? The whole point in Beta and
>> >> > RC1
>> >> > TESTING is just that, TESTING. I don't know if you remember, but XP
>> >> > wasn't
>> >> > any great shakes either when it first came out.
>> >> >
>> >> > Another question I'd really like answers to, Besides trying to throw
>> >> > blame
>> >> > around, is why can you see the shared documents folder on an XP home
>> >> > machine
>> >> > yet can't connect to the printer? makes no sense. Let's try and
>> >> > see
>> >> > what
>> >> > we
>> >> > can find out, all this back and forth over who's at fault for what
>> >> > isn't
>> >> > solving the problem. it's just creating an issue between people
>> >> > when
>> >> > there
>> >> > really isn't any reason for one.
>> >>
>> >> Sorry, but I've tried everything that has been advised. And none of
>> >> it
>> >> has
>> >> worked. I'm downloading the latest RC2 now so we'll see if Vista RC2
>> >> has
>> >> fixed this problem. I don't know why I can see shared folders and
>> >> printers
>> >> but cannot connect to printers. Someone says it is becasue of the way
>> >> XP
>> >> shares printers but there have been no solutions yet that have worked
>> >> for
>> >> anyone I've seen yet.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > "BigK" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Jordan H." <JordanH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:3947E2A4-A79A-4792-88B9-4AEFE99C3214@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >I haven't actually gotten anything to work either. that's not
>> >> >> >what
>> >> >> >i'm
>> >> >> > saying. what i'm trying to say is that you gotta remember that
>> >> >> > MS
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > NOT
>> >> >> > responsible for writing 3rd PARTY MFGs DRIVERS. Everyone that
>> >> >> > i've
>> >> >> > seen
>> >> >> > here
>> >> >> > is running one of the big 3 MFGs printer, Cannon, HP, and
>> >> >> > Lexmark.
>> >> >> > Their
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > ones we should be going after.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have an Epson and a Samsung. so if ALL printers are affected
>> >> >> then
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> might not be the printer companies that are having the problem. It
>> >> >> seems
>> >> >> that the one common denominator is Vista trying to access XP Home.
>> >> >> That
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> MS's fault.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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