Vista - Can't Print From Laptop to PC Printer

12-18-2007

I have a Gateway laptop that I updated with Windows Vista Ultimate about a
year ago. I have been trying to print documents to the printer that is
hooked up to my PC, but when I go to print nothing happens. I have installed
the printer on my laptop, and it says everything is ready, but when you try
to print a test page or anything else nothing happens at all. Help please!

12-19-2007

tab10us wrote:

Quote:

> I have a Gateway laptop that I updated with Windows Vista Ultimate about a
> year ago. I have been trying to print documents to the printer that is
> hooked up to my PC, but when I go to print nothing happens. I have installed
> the printer on my laptop, and it says everything is ready, but when you try
> to print a test page or anything else nothing happens at all. Help please!

Have you successfully set up file sharing between the two computers? The
test of this is if you are able to transfer a file both ways. Have you
shared out the printer on the PC?

Excellent, thorough, yet easy to understand article about File/Printer
Sharing in Vista. Includes details about sharing printers as well as
files and folders:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

12-18-2007	#1 (permalink)
tab10us n/a posts	Can't Print From Laptop to PC Printer I have a Gateway laptop that I updated with Windows Vista Ultimate about a year ago. I have been trying to print documents to the printer that is hooked up to my PC, but when I go to print nothing happens. I have installed the printer on my laptop, and it says everything is ready, but when you try to print a test page or anything else nothing happens at all. Help please!
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12-19-2007	#2 (permalink)
Malke n/a posts	Re: Can't Print From Laptop to PC Printer tab10us wrote: Quote: > I have a Gateway laptop that I updated with Windows Vista Ultimate about a > year ago. I have been trying to print documents to the printer that is > hooked up to my PC, but when I go to print nothing happens. I have installed > the printer on my laptop, and it says everything is ready, but when you try > to print a test page or anything else nothing happens at all. Help please! Have you successfully set up file sharing between the two computers? The test of this is if you are able to transfer a file both ways. Have you shared out the printer on the PC? Excellent, thorough, yet easy to understand article about File/Printer Sharing in Vista. Includes details about sharing printers as well as files and folders: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
My System Specs

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