Vista - Problem with Network printer over wireless network.

09-18-2007

I have a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer. Windows update in XP and Vista have
always given me the ML-1610 printer driver.

The printer is connected to my XP Desktop and shared over the network. My
new Vista laptop running Vista Home Premium installed the printer just fine,
after a few tries. I can print to the printer just fine, but I can't change
any printer preferences.

For example in Word if I set up a landscape page and tell the printer to
print landscape, it still prints portrait. Print preview also shows
portrait.

I did not have any problems communicating with this printer from my XP
laptop.

Any suggestions?

P.S. Windows update updated the driver for both my XP and Vista machine when
I was still having problems just getting it to print.
--
The good news -- eventually there will be a Service Pack.

10-30-2007

"Russ" wrote:

Quote:

> I have a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer. Windows update in XP and Vista have
> always given me the ML-1610 printer driver.
>
> The printer is connected to my XP Desktop and shared over the network. My
> new Vista laptop running Vista Home Premium installed the printer just fine,
> after a few tries. I can print to the printer just fine, but I can't change
> any printer preferences.
>
> For example in Word if I set up a landscape page and tell the printer to
> print landscape, it still prints portrait. Print preview also shows
> portrait.
>
> I did not have any problems communicating with this printer from my XP
> laptop.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> P.S. Windows update updated the driver for both my XP and Vista machine when
> I was still having problems just getting it to print.
> --
> The good news -- eventually there will be a Service Pack.

09-18-2007	#1 (permalink)
Russ n/a posts	Problem with Network printer over wireless network. I have a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer. Windows update in XP and Vista have always given me the ML-1610 printer driver. The printer is connected to my XP Desktop and shared over the network. My new Vista laptop running Vista Home Premium installed the printer just fine, after a few tries. I can print to the printer just fine, but I can't change any printer preferences. For example in Word if I set up a landscape page and tell the printer to print landscape, it still prints portrait. Print preview also shows portrait. I did not have any problems communicating with this printer from my XP laptop. Any suggestions? P.S. Windows update updated the driver for both my XP and Vista machine when I was still having problems just getting it to print. -- The good news -- eventually there will be a Service Pack.
My System Specs

10-30-2007	#2 (permalink)
abdoulaye n/a posts	RE: Problem with Network printer over wireless network. "Russ" wrote: Quote: > I have a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer. Windows update in XP and Vista have > always given me the ML-1610 printer driver. > > The printer is connected to my XP Desktop and shared over the network. My > new Vista laptop running Vista Home Premium installed the printer just fine, > after a few tries. I can print to the printer just fine, but I can't change > any printer preferences. > > For example in Word if I set up a landscape page and tell the printer to > print landscape, it still prints portrait. Print preview also shows > portrait. > > I did not have any problems communicating with this printer from my XP > laptop. > > Any suggestions? > > P.S. Windows update updated the driver for both my XP and Vista machine when > I was still having problems just getting it to print. > -- > The good news -- eventually there will be a Service Pack.
My System Specs

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