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05-29-2008
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| | My Xp laptop cannot print using printer attached to my vista machi I have a new windows vista desktop (windows home premium 32 bit). I have it set up to share file/folders with my laptop which is running XP home. Both machines can see each others files and can make changes to those files. I attached a Dell A920 all in one printer to the vista machine and the pc took over and went and found/installed whatever driver it needed and I can print from the vista machine to the directly attached printer. I have the printer set up to share on the network. ie. printer sharing on, password protection off. However, when I open a document on the laptop xp machine and click print--it showes me the printer on the vista machine (the path lines up with the exact name I gave the shared printer)- but I get a message saying that "can't communicate with printer". Is there something with the laptop being XP and the printer being hooked to a vista machine? Before I had the vista machine, my previous desktop was an XP machine with the same printer attached to it and the laptop could use the printer thru the network. |
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05-29-2008
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| | Re: My Xp laptop cannot print using printer attached to my vista machi carl43m wrote: Quote: > I have a new windows vista desktop (windows home premium 32 bit). I have > it > set up to share file/folders with my laptop which is running XP home. > Both > machines can see each others files and can make changes to those files. I > attached a Dell A920 all in one printer to the vista machine and the pc > took over and went and found/installed whatever driver it needed and I can > from the vista machine to the directly attached printer. I have the > printer set up to share on the network. ie. printer sharing on, password > protection > off. However, when I open a document on the laptop xp machine and click > print--it showes me the printer on the vista machine (the path lines up > with the exact name I gave the shared printer)- but I get a message saying > that "can't communicate with printer". > > Is there something with the laptop being XP and the printer being hooked > to > a vista machine? Before I had the vista machine, my previous desktop was > an XP machine with the same printer attached to it and the laptop could > use the printer thru the network. drivers. The printer should be seen during the driver installation routine. If you don't have a CD for the printer, go to Dell's website and download XP drivers for the printer. Install them on the XP machine. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic! |
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05-29-2008
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| | Re: My Xp laptop cannot print using printer attached to my vista m The laptop already has the software/drivers for the printer on it. This pc was shared with a different desktop that also ran XP and the laptop could always use the printer thru the other pc. It was only after I hooked the printer to the vista system that the xp laptop could no longer do this. The printer attached to desktop can be seen on the laptop, that is not a problem--the problem is when I click to print it says it can't communicate with the printer. "Malke" wrote: Quote: > carl43m wrote: > Quote: > > I have a new windows vista desktop (windows home premium 32 bit). I have > > it > > set up to share file/folders with my laptop which is running XP home. > > Both > > machines can see each others files and can make changes to those files. I > > attached a Dell A920 all in one printer to the vista machine and the pc > > took over and went and found/installed whatever driver it needed and I can > > from the vista machine to the directly attached printer. I have the > > printer set up to share on the network. ie. printer sharing on, password > > protection > > off. However, when I open a document on the laptop xp machine and click > > print--it showes me the printer on the vista machine (the path lines up > > with the exact name I gave the shared printer)- but I get a message saying > > that "can't communicate with printer". > > > > Is there something with the laptop being XP and the printer being hooked > > to > > a vista machine? Before I had the vista machine, my previous desktop was > > an XP machine with the same printer attached to it and the laptop could > > use the printer thru the network. > If you have a CD for the printer, put it in the XP machine and install the > drivers. The printer should be seen during the driver installation routine. > If you don't have a CD for the printer, go to Dell's website and download > XP drivers for the printer. Install them on the XP machine. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > Don't Panic! > |
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05-30-2008
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| | Re: My Xp laptop cannot print using printer attached to my vista m carl43m wrote: Quote: > The laptop already has the software/drivers for the printer on it. This > pc was shared with a different desktop that also ran XP and the laptop > could > always use the printer thru the other pc. It was only after I hooked the > printer to the vista system that the xp laptop could no longer do this. > The printer attached to desktop can be seen on the laptop, that is not a > problem--the problem is when I click to print it says it can't communicate > with the printer. installed on the XP box, uninstall it and reinstall it. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic! |
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05-30-2008
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| | Re: My Xp laptop cannot print using printer attached to my vista m On Thu, 29 May 2008 17:57:15 -0700, carl43m <carl43m@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >The laptop already has the software/drivers for the printer on it. This pc >was shared with a different desktop that also ran XP and the laptop could >always use the printer thru the other pc. It was only after I hooked the >printer to the vista system that the xp laptop could no longer do this. The >printer attached to desktop can be seen on the laptop, that is not a >problem--the problem is when I click to print it says it can't communicate >with the printer. > need reinstalling, on the networked machines, when hooked to a Vista machine and then shared with other machines. Yes even if it was working previously. |
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