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01-04-2009
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| | printer on vista; cannot print on networked xp gateway with vista connected to dell 3100 printer & networked to hp laptop with xp. i've read chicagotech & ms info, had live chat with gateway, & still cannot get the xp laptop to print from the vista gateway printer. any suggestions? |
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01-05-2009
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| | Re: printer on vista; cannot print on networked xp Try this: Go to Control Panel. Choose printer. Then choose Add Printer. Choose Add 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 \\computername\printername -- Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 |
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01-18-2009
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| Microsoft Vista Ultimate x64 | Re: printer on vista; cannot print on networked xp  Quote: Originally Posted by Tom Ferguson  Try this: Go to Control Panel. Choose printer. Then choose Add Printer. Choose Add 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 \\computername\printername -- Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 |
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01-18-2009
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| | Re: printer on vista; cannot print on networked xp I am glad it worked for you. -- Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "Butler" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:2345fe8e163439c7acbc76011a2be2e9@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > Tom Ferguson;930163 Wrote: Quote: >> Try this: >> >> Go to Control Panel. Choose printer. Then choose Add Printer. >> >> Choose Add 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 >> \\computername\printername >> -- >> >> Tom >> MSMVP 1998-2007 > Thank you Tom! Worked like a charm bud. I have been struggling with > this error for a while but your tip seems to have solved this issue for > me. > > > -- > Butler |
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01-25-2009
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| Vista Home 32bit | Re: printer on vista; cannot print on networked xp Hi Tom, I also followed your instructions which work - Thank You. |
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