Vista - Printer Sharing From Vista x64 To XP x86

No problem. Glad it worked.

Glob,
I get an access is denied error on my x86 machine, is the a way around this

Make sure you can share files between PCs first and you don't have a firewall set up that stops access. And obviously make sure the x64 machine has the printer shared.

I have the same problem it seems to be a printer driver problem.

I have a Canon MP750 and only want the XP systems (6) to be able to print over the network (local LAN) to the MP750 attached USB to the Vista computer system.

I even tried a print server a D-Link DP-301U over the LAN, and even D-Link Techs were stumped, sent it back for a refund.

It would seem it is a Canon problen as the connection keeps asking for a .inf file which is NOT to be found (Canon Vista 64bit driver, nor the Canon Orginal driver disk (32bit)) it would seem CANON have stuffed up.

If anyone has found a souution I would appreciate a response.

Seems to work from Vista to a XP system printer ???, but NOT the other way XP system to Vista, I have NOT tried with the printer attached to an XP System, TIME not on my side

Dear Glob,

For me it also worked the other way around and more. Am now printing from my VISTA Ultimate 64 bit box to a HP2100 printer on an old DEll laptop running Windows 2000 professional, which I use as my server.

I installed the HP 2100 pcl6 driver included in Vista om mu 64 box, se;ected the filoe etc.

Great,

Thanks

Quiet a general solution to the problem it looks like.

Thanks

hi Glob,
I did what you recommended, but at the end of the process I get the message:
"Unable to install printer. The print processor does not exist." What now?
The machine attached to the printer is Vista Home Premium 64-bit. I'm trying to print from Windows 2000 over the network. Thanks.

Thanks Glob.

I have flagged your user id as a network printing resource. I'd give ya ten bucks if I could.

I can now get my XP Home desktop, XP Tablet laptop and the Win2K Proffesional to print to Vista.

I now know a little more about the complexities of printer setups.

Did you learn this skill through Microsoft?