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Solve : Printer sharing between wireless XP and Vista pluged in to router? |
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Answer» I have XP service pack 2 and a Belkin wireless card. My vista laptop is pluged in to my router and I can't network with my laptop or share the printer. Printer sharing is set up. I can see the xp on the laptop.I have also set up sharing on the xp.Try turning off both firewalls. I have xp service pack 2 and a Belkin wireless card. My vista laptop is pluged in to my router and I can't network with my laptop or share the printer. Printer sharing is set up. I can see the xp on the laptop.I have also set up sharing on the xp. Was there any softwere provided with the router? If so you might have to configure that to allow your Windows Vista laptop.1. Is the "shared" printer directly connected to local port of Windows XP COMPUTER? Router Wireless Access Wired Switch Ports / \ / \ WinXP_SP2 Vista_Laptop / / Printer (Local USB/Parallel Port?) 2. If you're going to print on the Windows XP printer from Vista, you're going to need Vista drivers for that printer. You can add (install?) the Vista drivers to the definition of the printer on Windows XP and they will automatically download to Vista machine when it connects to the printer. That is the preferred method. I believe you can also define the Windows XP printer as a "network" printer on Vista machine and install Vista drivers directly on Vista. Without the Vista drivers, you'll need to do all of your printing from the Windows XP machine. 3. Windows XP. For Windows XP file and print sharing see the following downloadable Microsoft documents. If you're impatient, it's OK to start with the "Troubleshooting" document first: Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows XP File and Printer Sharing with Microsoft Windows 4. Windows Vista. For Vista file and printer sharing try these links: Troubleshoot file and printer sharing Enable file and printer sharing on Vista File and Printer Sharing in Windows Vista |
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