Vista network printing problems - home pc deletes print job

We have a little network where I work (F.D.) and we can't get the host
PC (which is running XP home) to let us print to it.

I have read a number of posts, and have done the following (below my
post).

My laptop (running Vista) can see the host PC.
When I print to the host, the printer spooler sees the job, then the
host pc's print spooler deletes the job (I see it happen in the Status
tab.


Any ideas?


Thanks, Ken



Try this

Make sure both computers are in same workgroup, then...

1.) Verify that File and print sharing is turned on and properly
configured

on the XP machine.

2.) Locate and notate the Win XP computer name (i.e. "Desktop") (Found
in

System Properties in the Computer Name tab)

3.) Locate and notate the printer share name on the XP computer (i.e.

"Printer") (Found under the Sharing tab on the Printer Properties
page)

4.) On the Vista machine launch the "Add a Printer" wizard

5.) Choose "Add a local printer"

6.) Select "Create a new port" radio button and choose "Local Port"
from the

drop down menu

7.) Press Next

8.) In the "Enter Port Name:" box enter the following: \\Desktop
\Printer

where "Desktop" = the computer name from step 2 and "Printer" = the
printer

share name from step 3.

9.) Select the Printer driver from the list provided or use the "Have
Disk"

button to install the correct Vista driver if it is not in the built-
in
list.

It is critical that the driver you use is Vista compatible.

10.) Press next

11.) Give the printer a distinct name and choose whether to set as the

default.

12.) Press Next

13.) Print a test page to verify functionality.

14.) Press Finish

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