Vista - Printer Sharing - can't find printer

Hi, I have an HP printer connected and in working order on my Vistax64 and have it set up to be shared. I'm trying to find it on my Vistax32 laptop over the network but it's not showing up. I've tried using the add printer option to find a wireless or bluetooth printer and going into the printers folder by typing \\(my desktop name) and going into the printer folder but the printer is still never there.

I've tried turning off the password protected sharing option but with no difference. I also have firewalls turned off when I try searching.

Thanks a lot.

You won't find it under wireless or Blue tooth printers. First make sure the printer is shared and listed in the directory.

Second go to Start---Network---Network and Sharing Center---Make sure Printer sharing and network discovery are both turned on, on both computers. Make sure both computers are connected to a private network not public.

On the computer that the printer is connected to Click Show me all of the shared network folders on this computer. Check to see if your printer is there.

SuperXero