Have wireless laptop running XP Home trying to connect to a network printer hooked up to a Vista machine.
When I try to find the printer(from the machine running xp) over the network I can find the machine it is on but when I click on the computer it is located on it won't show me the printer.

All machines are in the same workgroup.

Printer sharing is turned on.

The printer works fine from two Vista machines but not from xp.

Frustrating!!!

Fixes anyone? Thanks

You may want to setup local printer on the XP first and then remap it. This
search result may help.

Vista Print Issues2. Many Vista printer issues are solved by installing the
printer as a Local Printer. Check this post:. Vista: Cannot connect to the .
....
www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaprint.htm


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"Ldopa" <Ldopa.32vmy1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Have wireless laptop running XP Home trying to connect to a network
> printer hooked up to a Vista machine.
> When I try to find the printer(from the machine running xp) over the
> network I can find the machine it is on but when I click on the computer
> it is located on it won't show me the printer.
>
> All machines are in the same workgroup.
>
> Printer sharing is turned on.
>
> The printer works fine from two Vista machines but not from xp.
>
> Frustrating!!!
>
> Fixes anyone? Thanks
>
>
> --
> Ldopa