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Old 08-06-2007   #1 (permalink)
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WiFi LAN Printer Problem

Hi there guys. Need your help! I have a PC desktop with XP SP2 and a lappie with Vista Ultimate, all part of my domestic WiFi LAN. I also have a printer - HP Deskjet 930C Series - installed with the desktop PC. The LAN is OK, and the lappie can "see" the desktop allright, although Vista doesn't let it to be seen so easily! Problem started when I tried to install the printer via network. I had XP installed in an older laptop and everything was OK. All I had to do was to find the printer, double click it, and when asked if I wanted to install it, XP did it piece of cake. Now with Vista in the lappie, after being asked if I want to install it, I receive a message "the printing monitor is not recognized' and it does not install!!! I suppose it's because the drivers in the desktop are for XP and Vista doesn't like them. I have also installed the printer physically in the notebook, but was not successful.

Does anybody have a clue on how I should do it? Has any of you had a similar problem? How can I make my printer part of the whole WLAN, specially in Vista? Give me a hand, please, please!!

If I can't get it to work, I'll have to go back to the good ol' XP through clean install, and I have just finished configuring Vista to work smoothly!
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Old 08-06-2007   #2 (permalink)
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Re: WiFi LAN Printer Problem

You may want to install the printer as local port and then re-map it to the network printer. This link may help,

Vista Print Issues2007 1:54 am Post subject: Losing Networked Printer in Vista ... so just to share my ... Vista: printer causes explorer to crash ... I have connected to the ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaprint.htm


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
"beto666" <beto666.2ux1kz@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:beto666.2ux1kz@no-mx.forums.net...

Hi there guys. Need your help! I have a PC desktop with XP SP2 and a
lappie with Vista Ultimate, all part of my domestic WiFi LAN. I also
have a printer - HP Deskjet 930C Series - installed with the desktop PC.
The LAN is OK, and the lappie can "see" the desktop allright, although
Vista doesn't let it to be seen so easily! Problem started when I tried
to install the printer via network. I had XP installed in an older
laptop and everything was OK. All I had to do was to find the printer,
double click it, and when asked if I wanted to install it, XP did it
piece of cake. Now with Vista in the lappie, after being asked if I want
to install it, I receive a message "the printing monitor is not
recognized' and it does not install!!! I suppose it's because the
drivers in the desktop are for XP and Vista doesn't like them. I have
also installed the printer physically in the notebook, but was not
successful.

Does anybody have a clue on how I should do it? Has any of you had a
similar problem? How can I make my printer part of the whole WLAN,
specially in Vista? Give me a hand, please, please!!

If I can't get it to work, I'll have to go back to the good ol' XP
through clean install, and I have just finished configuring Vista to
work smoothly!


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Re: WiFi LAN Printer Problem

Thank you Robert. Reading the article helped to solve my problem and was a real touchdown! Now everything works like a charm. IOU 1
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