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05-12-2008
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| | Add a network printer Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make the Vista machine accept the home network printer? |
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05-12-2008
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| | Re: Add a network printer Hi BK, How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add a Network Printer? -- All the best, SG Is your computer system ready for Vista? https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t Just type in Microsoft "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@xxxxxx Quote: > Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our > daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a printer" > to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer to my > daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make the > Vista machine accept the home network printer? > |
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05-12-2008
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| | Re: Add a network printer Yes. Neither the XP machine nor the Vista machine can find the printer, so I have been typing it in \\computername\printername which worked perfectly on the XP laptop but not on the Vista laptop. "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:urTrQHKtIHA.3680@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi BK, > > How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add a > Network Printer? > > -- > All the best, > SG > > Is your computer system ready for Vista? > https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ > Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? > http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t > Just type in Microsoft > > "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@xxxxxx Quote: >> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our >> daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a >> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer >> to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make >> the Vista machine accept the home network printer? >> |
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05-12-2008
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| | Re: Add a network printer Hi, Is the printer you are trying to connect to Shared? -- All the best, SG Is your computer system ready for Vista? https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t Just type in Microsoft "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%232AmHOKtIHA.1236@xxxxxx Quote: > Yes. Neither the XP machine nor the Vista machine can find the printer, > so I have been typing it in \\computername\printername which worked > perfectly on the XP laptop but not on the Vista laptop. > > > > > "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:urTrQHKtIHA.3680@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi BK, >> >> How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add a >> Network Printer? >> >> -- >> All the best, >> SG >> >> Is your computer system ready for Vista? >> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ >> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? >> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t >> Just type in Microsoft >> >> "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our >>> daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a >>> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same >>> printer to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do >>> to make the Vista machine accept the home network printer? >>> > |
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05-13-2008
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| | Re: Add a network printer Yes, the printer is shared. That's why it works on the XP laptop. My question has to do with the problem I am having getting the shared printer connection onto the Vista machine. Is there something necessary for me to do on the Vista machine? "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:edctXiKtIHA.524@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > Is the printer you are trying to connect to Shared? > > -- > All the best, > SG > > Is your computer system ready for Vista? > https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ > Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? > http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t > Just type in Microsoft > > "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%232AmHOKtIHA.1236@xxxxxx Quote: >> Yes. Neither the XP machine nor the Vista machine can find the printer, >> so I have been typing it in \\computername\printername which worked >> perfectly on the XP laptop but not on the Vista laptop. >> >> >> >> >> "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:urTrQHKtIHA.3680@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Hi BK, >>> >>> How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add a >>> Network Printer? >>> >>> -- >>> All the best, >>> SG >>> >>> Is your computer system ready for Vista? >>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ >>> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? >>> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t >>> Just type in Microsoft >>> >>> "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@xxxxxx >>>> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and >>>> our daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a >>>> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same >>>> printer to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do >>>> to make the Vista machine accept the home network printer? >>>> >>> >> |
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05-13-2008
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| | Re: Add a network printer "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#ScBzKLtIHA.5096@xxxxxx Quote: > Yes, the printer is shared. That's why it works on the XP laptop. My > question has to do with the problem I am having getting the shared printer > connection onto the Vista machine. Is there something necessary for me > to do on the Vista machine? > > > > "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:edctXiKtIHA.524@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi, >> >> Is the printer you are trying to connect to Shared? >> >> -- >> All the best, >> SG >> >> Is your computer system ready for Vista? >> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ >> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? >> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t >> Just type in Microsoft >> >> "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%232AmHOKtIHA.1236@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Yes. Neither the XP machine nor the Vista machine can find the printer, >>> so I have been typing it in \\computername\printername which worked >>> perfectly on the XP laptop but not on the Vista laptop. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:urTrQHKtIHA.3680@xxxxxx >>>> Hi BK, >>>> >>>> How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add >>>> a Network Printer? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> All the best, >>>> SG >>>> >>>> Is your computer system ready for Vista? >>>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ >>>> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? >>>> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t >>>> Just type in Microsoft >>>> >>>> "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>> news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@xxxxxx >>>>> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and >>>>> our daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a >>>>> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same >>>>> printer to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to >>>>> do to make the Vista machine accept the home network printer? >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> > FF. |
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05-13-2008
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| | Re: Add a network printer See if this will help you...... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx -- All the best, SG Is your computer system ready for Vista? https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t Just type in Microsoft "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23ScBzKLtIHA.5096@xxxxxx Quote: > Yes, the printer is shared. That's why it works on the XP laptop. My > question has to do with the problem I am having getting the shared printer > connection onto the Vista machine. Is there something necessary for me > to do on the Vista machine? > > > > "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:edctXiKtIHA.524@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi, >> >> Is the printer you are trying to connect to Shared? >> >> -- >> All the best, >> SG >> >> Is your computer system ready for Vista? >> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ >> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? >> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t >> Just type in Microsoft >> >> "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%232AmHOKtIHA.1236@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Yes. Neither the XP machine nor the Vista machine can find the printer, >>> so I have been typing it in \\computername\printername which worked >>> perfectly on the XP laptop but not on the Vista laptop. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:urTrQHKtIHA.3680@xxxxxx >>>> Hi BK, >>>> >>>> How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add >>>> a Network Printer? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> All the best, >>>> SG >>>> >>>> Is your computer system ready for Vista? >>>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/ >>>> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS? >>>> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t >>>> Just type in Microsoft >>>> >>>> "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>> news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@xxxxxx >>>>> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and >>>>> our daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a >>>>> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same >>>>> printer to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to >>>>> do to make the Vista machine accept the home network printer? >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> > |
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05-13-2008
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| | Re: Add a network printer many people don't differentiate between a network printer and a printer shared on a network. I have both setup on my LAN, shared printers connected to PCs, network printers that have their own IP address and printers controlled by the server. Making Vista find and use shared printers on a mixed Vista//XP/W2K/NT LAN can be a pain. Making it different doesn't automatically make it better! "Gordon" <gbplinux@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:g0bgk1$a6j$1@xxxxxx Quote: > "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@xxxxxx Quote: >> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our >> daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a >> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer >> to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make >> the Vista machine accept the home network printer? >> > > How is this printer a "network" printer? Is it connected to a print server > or is it directly connected to one of the machines on your network? |
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05-13-2008
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| | Re: Add a network printer I found the following on a Google search of the problem. It worked for me: I had the same problem. I found a solution. Logically it makes no sense to me, but it worked so... Go to Control Panel. Choose printer. Then choose Add Printer. ChooseAdd a local printer. Click on Create a new port. The default in the drop down box is Local Port. Do not change that. Click Next. A dialogue box will appear asking for you to enter a port name. Type in the \\computer name\printer name ie. My computer's name is basement and the printer name is EpsonSty so I typed in \\basement\epsonsty "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@xxxxxx Quote: > Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our > daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a printer" > to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer to my > daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make the > Vista machine accept the home network printer? > |
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05-13-2008
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| | Re: Add a network printer Directly connected to the desktop machine which is running on XP. "Gordon" <gbplinux@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:g0bgk1$a6j$1@xxxxxx Quote: > "BK" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@xxxxxx Quote: >> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our >> daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a >> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer >> to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make >> the Vista machine accept the home network printer? >> > > How is this printer a "network" printer? Is it connected to a print server > or is it directly connected to one of the machines on your network? |
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