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02-09-2007
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| | Sharing printers on network XP and Vista Ultimate I have two home computers, one running XP home the other Vista Ultimate. Each computer has a printer attached and are used by either computer for differing tasks. The XP computer can access printer attached to Vista machine. The vista machine can't use XP printer. All Connections appear to be valid, everything is recognising everything but instructions are not sent to XP printer. It is suggested that the Vista machine is looking for a vista driver on the XP machine. Any comment or suggestions gratefully received! |
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02-10-2007
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| | Re: Sharing printers on network XP and Vista Ultimate Install the printer locally, for example use LPT1. Then switch to the Vista printer. please post back with the result. Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Judge Al." <Judge Al.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7B65B2AF-72DC-40CC-B713-DAA4381D4926@microsoft.com... I have two home computers, one running XP home the other Vista Ultimate. Each computer has a printer attached and are used by either computer for differing tasks. The XP computer can access printer attached to Vista machine. The vista machine can't use XP printer. All Connections appear to be valid, everything is recognising everything but instructions are not sent to XP printer. It is suggested that the Vista machine is looking for a vista driver on the XP machine. Any comment or suggestions gratefully received! |
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02-13-2007
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| | Re: Sharing printers on network XP and Vista Ultimate Thanks Robert. We create an LPT port on vista machine and mapped that port to the XP printer. We then pointed the Vista driver for the XP printer to that port and everything works. Seems a long way round to achieve simple access to a network printer. "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote: > Install the printer locally, for example use LPT1. Then switch to the Vista printer. please post back with the result. > > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com > "Judge Al." <Judge Al.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7B65B2AF-72DC-40CC-B713-DAA4381D4926@microsoft.com... > I have two home computers, one running XP home the other Vista Ultimate. Each > computer has a printer attached and are used by either computer for differing > tasks. > The XP computer can access printer attached to Vista machine. The vista > machine can't use XP printer. All Connections appear to be valid, everything > is recognising everything but instructions are not sent to XP printer. > It is suggested that the Vista machine is looking for a vista driver on the > XP machine. Any comment or suggestions gratefully received! |
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