I have installed Vista on my laptop. The rest of the computers on the network
are windows xp. I can not see any of the computers on the network. Also I
installed the drivers for the printer but I can't print from my laptop. I can
ping the printer and it says that the printer is printing. But it doesn't do
anything.

Hello BEH1230,
are the other computers running XP Home? If so, are the workgroups set to
MSHOME instead of WORKGROUP (Vista's default)?

There is a download that is still beta, LLTD for XP. I think it's going
ot be an optional update when it releases.
Network Map Does Not Display Computers Running Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/Win....mspx?mfr=true

Rich

> I have installed Vista on my laptop. The rest of the computers on the
> network are windows xp. I can not see any of the computers on the
> network. Also I installed the drivers for the printer but I can't
> print from my laptop. I can ping the printer and it says that the
> printer is printing. But it doesn't do anything.
>

Wow this is the same thing happening to me I have a windows Vista on my
laptop, and the Desktop is using XP and I cant share my Printer. my
printer works fine with my other two computer running xp. Help.

"BEH1230" wrote:

> I have installed Vista on my laptop. The rest of the computers on the network
> are windows xp. I can not see any of the computers on the network. Also I
> installed the drivers for the printer but I can't print from my laptop. I can
> ping the printer and it says that the printer is printing. But it doesn't do
> anything.

Hi Ric. Try this article:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx

Thanks,
Gloria

--
Gloria Boyer
Windows User Assistance
Microsoft Corporation


"Ric Sterling" <RicSterling@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:75E804D8-6BBA-4D46-B59C-9B33A832912A@microsoft.com...
> Wow this is the same thing happening to me I have a windows Vista on my
> laptop, and the Desktop is using XP and I cant share my Printer. my
> printer works fine with my other two computer running xp. Help.
>
> "BEH1230" wrote:
>
>> I have installed Vista on my laptop. The rest of the computers on the
>> network
>> are windows xp. I can not see any of the computers on the network. Also I
>> installed the drivers for the printer but I can't print from my laptop. I
>> can
>> ping the printer and it says that the printer is printing. But it doesn't
>> do
>> anything.

Gloria: Thank you so much for your responds but I have been there, done
that, and still no luck.
I have tried so many different things that I am pulling the last little bit
of my hair out.
Nothing seems to work.
Thank you again sincerely, and I will try it again

"Gloria Boyer [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Ric. Try this article:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
>
> Thanks,
> Gloria
>
> --
> Gloria Boyer
> Windows User Assistance
> Microsoft Corporation
>
>
> "Ric Sterling" <RicSterling@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:75E804D8-6BBA-4D46-B59C-9B33A832912A@microsoft.com...
> > Wow this is the same thing happening to me I have a windows Vista on my
> > laptop, and the Desktop is using XP and I cant share my Printer. my
> > printer works fine with my other two computer running xp. Help.
> >
> > "BEH1230" wrote:
> >
> >> I have installed Vista on my laptop. The rest of the computers on the
> >> network
> >> are windows xp. I can not see any of the computers on the network. Also I
> >> installed the drivers for the printer but I can't print from my laptop. I
> >> can
> >> ping the printer and it says that the printer is printing. But it doesn't
> >> do
> >> anything.
>
>
>

Thank you so much Gloria, I have gone there twice, and followed the
steps...to the letter..Nothing.

This so frustrating, and I can only image others wit the same problem.

I will give this link other try...

"Gloria Boyer [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Ric. Try this article:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
>
> Thanks,
> Gloria
>
> --
> Gloria Boyer
> Windows User Assistance
> Microsoft Corporation
>
>
> "Ric Sterling" <RicSterling@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:75E804D8-6BBA-4D46-B59C-9B33A832912A@microsoft.com...
> > Wow this is the same thing happening to me I have a windows Vista on my
> > laptop, and the Desktop is using XP and I cant share my Printer. my
> > printer works fine with my other two computer running xp. Help.
> >
> > "BEH1230" wrote:
> >
> >> I have installed Vista on my laptop. The rest of the computers on the
> >> network
> >> are windows xp. I can not see any of the computers on the network. Also I
> >> installed the drivers for the printer but I can't print from my laptop. I
> >> can
> >> ping the printer and it says that the printer is printing. But it doesn't
> >> do
> >> anything.
>
>
>

Gloria I have tried this half a dozen times with not luck..some how I cant
get the Printer on my xp desktop to work with this vista laptop.

"Gloria Boyer [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Ric. Try this article:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
>
> Thanks,
> Gloria
>
> --
> Gloria Boyer
> Windows User Assistance
> Microsoft Corporation
>
>
> "Ric Sterling" <RicSterling@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:75E804D8-6BBA-4D46-B59C-9B33A832912A@microsoft.com...
> > Wow this is the same thing happening to me I have a windows Vista on my
> > laptop, and the Desktop is using XP and I cant share my Printer. my
> > printer works fine with my other two computer running xp. Help.
> >
> > "BEH1230" wrote:
> >
> >> I have installed Vista on my laptop. The rest of the computers on the
> >> network
> >> are windows xp. I can not see any of the computers on the network. Also I
> >> installed the drivers for the printer but I can't print from my laptop. I
> >> can
> >> ping the printer and it says that the printer is printing. But it doesn't
> >> do
> >> anything.
>
>
>