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10-30-2008
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| | Re: Vista does not discover printer Yes, Vista does allow printer share addressing. It is just as easy, if not simpler with Vista than with XP. The only real issue is whether the printer is visible on the network and you are using the correct share name and format. Is the target printer USB, or conventional? Is the printer shared out from the host? "gvm" <gvm@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9DBF05DE-0765-4869-BA54-859EA374AAB0@xxxxxx Quote: > Unfortunately, Vista does not allow me to install a printer as easily as > XP > does. > > With XP, the printer add-in wizard would allow me to specify a local > network > printer by specifying its address, eg //computer_name/printer_name. > > However Vista does not give me the option, it supposedly searches for > available printers instead. My problem is that when Vista searches, it > does > not see the printer. > > XP can see and use the printer OK, Vista can't. How do I get around this > problem please? TIA ... Greg |
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