http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.
How to give Permissions are there, too.

1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
the SAME.

In Vista Network and Sharing:

Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)

Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)

File Sharing: ON

Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
Docs)

Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
passwords on ALL computers in your Network) If you have it ON, you will be
asked for a username and password when you try to access a Vista computer
from an XP computer.

Also, run the XP’s Home Network File and Printer sharing Wizard.


"Clevo" wrote:

>
> For the first time last night I had a fully functional network. On the
> Vista machine I could see the laptop Icon, click into it and have alook
> at the files I could share.
>
> I was about to test the shared printer but I decided to re-boot the
> Vista Machine and the network had collapsed and I was back to square
> one.
>
> I could see the XP Laptop name when I have a look at the Network Map
> but nothing else. It's there in name only.
>
> Now I think I have everything set up properly, I know this because for
> a moment, as I mentioned, the LAN was working fine with regards to
> sharing files.
>
>
> This is my set-up.
>
> A Lynksys Router Modem. ( I have not installed drivers for this on the
> Vista nor any update drivers, it worked properly when I connected the
> Vista to the router)
>
> a Canon i560 Printer USB which is plugged in to my Vista. Vista
> recognised the printer and I can print from the vista no problems.
>
>
> From the Vista:
>
> I can see the other Laptop on the Netwrk Map but it doesn't appear on
> the network. For a moment it did like I mentioned but it has now
> dissapeared again. I can print to the printer from this machine
>
> From The XP:
>
> I can see the Vista and open up the public share files, I can set the
> defalt printer ('\\Vista\canon' (file://\\Vista\canon) i560)
>
> But when I try and print from the Laptop it asks me for drivers and
> asks for a *.inf file.
>
> So I re-installed the orginal drivers for the canon on the XP hoping
> that would help. I've also set the switches on the Vista to set where
> the rendering of the file to be printed. To no avail though.
>
> Something is not right and this has me scrathing my head.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>
> --
> Clevo
>

Clevo, I set mine up the opposite to you; printer on XP; vista looked for it,
then it installed the Drivers itself.
Why don't you download the Printer driver for XP to the XP desktop from
Canon's site, and install it on the XP.
XP has what it needs to print then from the Canon.

"Clevo" wrote:

>
> Still having problems.
>
> I am printing with my USB Canon i560 from the Vista fine.... It's set
> to share.
>
> From the XP when ever I try to connect the Printer it's asking for
> Drivers from the Vista.
>
> On the Vista there are of course NO 32bit XP drivers installed which is
> what the XP machine needs before it can connect to the Printer attached
> to the Vista.
>
> Any suggestions would be helpful.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Clevo
>