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Printer setup with XP Pro and Vista
  1. #1


    skip Guest

    Printer setup with XP Pro and Vista

    Hi all,
    I am not sure of which NG to go to and thought this would be the
    closest to my situation.
    I have a desktop running WIN XP Pro, 1 laptop with WIN XP Pro and 1
    laptop with VISTA Home Premium.
    I am running a Linksys 4 port/wireless router.
    I have 2 HP Printers attached to the desktop. I want to be able to
    print from my laptops(Wireless connection to router) to either
    printer. I can remote desktop to the desktop from both laptops. The
    desktop can see the printers that are listed on both laptops. I have
    the C drive on all 3 computers set for sharing as well as the desktop
    HP printer files set for printer file sharing.
    However, when I go to either laptop and want to print, I can not see
    the printers.
    So the question is, how do I setup my system so the laptops can print?
    The desktop is on all the time.



    I am sure there is information that you may still need, please ask
    away.

    Thanks for the help.

    Dan (Still going in circles)

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  2. #2


    Anil Ghatikar Guest

    Re: Printer setup with XP Pro and Vista

    Vista has touble locating the network printers witch UAC ( user account
    control activated)
    MS has just released a patch. Try it if it helps

    I hope you have correctely networked all computers and set user permissions
    for everyone for the printer


    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

    Best Luck

    Anil

    "skip" <wi1202@dropthistoemailmecitlink.net> wrote in message
    news:6dpob3p6jjibacmigjit8e9ohfhnrh89rg@4ax.com...
    > Hi all,
    > I am not sure of which NG to go to and thought this would be the
    > closest to my situation.
    > I have a desktop running WIN XP Pro, 1 laptop with WIN XP Pro and 1
    > laptop with VISTA Home Premium.
    > I am running a Linksys 4 port/wireless router.
    > I have 2 HP Printers attached to the desktop. I want to be able to
    > print from my laptops(Wireless connection to router) to either
    > printer. I can remote desktop to the desktop from both laptops. The
    > desktop can see the printers that are listed on both laptops. I have
    > the C drive on all 3 computers set for sharing as well as the desktop
    > HP printer files set for printer file sharing.
    > However, when I go to either laptop and want to print, I can not see
    > the printers.
    > So the question is, how do I setup my system so the laptops can print?
    > The desktop is on all the time.
    >
    > I am sure there is information that you may still need, please ask
    > away.
    >
    > Thanks for the help.
    >
    > Dan (Still going in circles)



      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    skip Guest

    Re: Printer setup with XP Pro and Vista

    Anil,
    It looks as if I have already downloaded this patch. What I ended up
    doing is to turn off all three firewalls, one on each computer, setup
    the printer and then restarted the firewalls. It seems as if all are
    working ok now.
    Thanks for the help.

    On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:49:44 +0100, "Anil Ghatikar"
    <anil_ghatikar@msn.com> wrote:

    >Vista has touble locating the network printers witch UAC ( user account
    >control activated)
    >MS has just released a patch. Try it if it helps
    >
    >I hope you have correctely networked all computers and set user permissions
    >for everyone for the printer
    >
    >
    >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
    >
    >Best Luck
    >
    >Anil
    >
    >"skip" <wi1202@dropthistoemailmecitlink.net> wrote in message
    >news:6dpob3p6jjibacmigjit8e9ohfhnrh89rg@4ax.com...
    >> Hi all,
    >> I am not sure of which NG to go to and thought this would be the
    >> closest to my situation.
    >> I have a desktop running WIN XP Pro, 1 laptop with WIN XP Pro and 1
    >> laptop with VISTA Home Premium.
    >> I am running a Linksys 4 port/wireless router.
    >> I have 2 HP Printers attached to the desktop. I want to be able to
    >> print from my laptops(Wireless connection to router) to either
    >> printer. I can remote desktop to the desktop from both laptops. The
    >> desktop can see the printers that are listed on both laptops. I have
    >> the C drive on all 3 computers set for sharing as well as the desktop
    >> HP printer files set for printer file sharing.
    >> However, when I go to either laptop and want to print, I can not see
    >> the printers.
    >> So the question is, how do I setup my system so the laptops can print?
    >> The desktop is on all the time.
    >>
    >> I am sure there is information that you may still need, please ask
    >> away.
    >>
    >> Thanks for the help.
    >>
    >> Dan (Still going in circles)



    Dan (Still going in circles)

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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