Networked printer won't print

I have a new laptop running Vista. I'm trying to use a networked (shared)
printer that's wired to a desktop running XP. I have run through the "Add a
Printer" process on the laptop. I can find the desktop in the network, and
when clicking on that it displays the shared printer (an HP Deskjet 842c).
Clicking on that printer then adds it to the available printers on the
laptop. However, when trying to print to that (default) printer via the
network, nothing happens. If I click on "properties" for that printer, a box
opens momentarily (just flashes) and disappears. No documents are shown in
the "See what's printing" dialogue. Help?
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dsquared

I was having a similar problem and found the following doing a Google
search, on your laptop do the following;

" I had the same problem. I found a solution. Logically it makes no sense
to me, but it worked so...

Go to Control Panel. Choose printer. Then choose Add Printer.

ChooseAdd a local printer. Click on Create a new port. The default in the
drop down box is Local Port. Do not change that. Click Next.

A dialogue box will appear asking for you to enter a port name. Type in the
\\computer name\printer name ie. My computer's name is basement and the
printer name is EpsonSty so I typed in \\basement\epsonsty."
Hope it helps.


"dsquared" <dsquared@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Voila! Yeah...don't know why that works, but it does. Thanks!
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dsquared


"Patrick C" wrote: