Vista HP cannot see XP shared printer

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dougham

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Vista Home premuim. Network settings correct on both PCs. From Vista I can ping the XP by IP address and by Computer name. From Vista I can map a drive on the XP using either IP or computer name.
However In Network XP PC name is present but double-click says no access.
Shared printer on XP is not found by Vista Add Printer.
XP can see Vista in Network Places and double-click shows shared folders.
What is next step?
 

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On the xp machine click on the printer.
There is sharing options within the drivers.
You have to tell the printer it is shared.
 

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Did you read the question fully?
If I can map a drive to the XP PC, then surely when I double-click the XP PC's icon in Vista's Network, it should not come up as No Access.

Setting the printer on the XP as shared is so basic I didn't say that I had already done it. I thoughgt that would be understood.
 

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You should try to make yourself more clear then.

Try reading this tutorial.
 

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    4GB DDR2
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    Onboard Sound Card ~ Logitech X-540 5.1 Speaker System
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    Laptop 15.4 LCD
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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
Why is the title misleading? The Vista Home Premium cannot see the XP shared printer.
Isn't that straightforward? How else can it be read?
 

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FWIW, doug, I understood exactly what you wrote - but I still agree that it could have been stated a bit more clearly - such as Vista machine cannot see shared printer from XP machine - you might have to use abbreviations to get it to fit but other than that it would have been a bit more clear.

Your original post is pretty clear to me as well, but it could have been a bit more polished, such as by using conjunctions and such.

You have to realize - it may seem clear as glass to you but someone else might think it is as clear as mud.
 

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    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
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    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
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    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
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    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
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    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
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    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
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