I am trying to install a printer on my new Toshiba with Vistas home edition.
The printer is attached to another computer (with XP) and there is a wireless
Linksys router that provides the home network. The laptop identifies the
printer (sees it through the residential gateway) when I view computers and
devices in the Network and Sharing centre but doesn't find it when I try to
Add a Printer. Help?

if vista doesn't have the drivers for the printer you are out of luck.
check the printer manufacture site for drivers.
"ccook" <ccook@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am trying to install a printer on my new Toshiba with Vistas home
>edition.
> The printer is attached to another computer (with XP) and there is a
> wireless
> Linksys router that provides the home network. The laptop identifies the
> printer (sees it through the residential gateway) when I view computers
> and
> devices in the Network and Sharing centre but doesn't find it when I try
> to
> Add a Printer. Help?

ccook,

Perhaps this article is a good place to start, if it's not a driver issue:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...1dc451033.mspx


"ccook" wrote:

> I am trying to install a printer on my new Toshiba with Vistas home edition.
> The printer is attached to another computer (with XP) and there is a wireless
> Linksys router that provides the home network. The laptop identifies the
> printer (sees it through the residential gateway) when I view computers and
> devices in the Network and Sharing centre but doesn't find it when I try to
> Add a Printer. Help?