Cannot Print to XP Printer from Vista but I can share files

[Guest]

I'm curious about your problem and have some questions:

1. is the XP computer XP Home or XP Professional?
2. on the XP computer, do you have a user account that has a password
defined? If not, add one on the XP computer and add the same user account
with the same password on the Vista computer. Logon on the Vista computer
with this new account - does this make any difference to the printer issue
or to the "can not browse (in Explorer) the XP Computer network...)?
3. please try the "adding a port" workaround again from the Vista computer
preferably while logged on using the account created per my question 2 -
please describe exactly when you get the problem and what exactly the
symptom is. To add the Port, you may have to start the Add Printer process
by:

a. open the Printers window (e.g. Start, Printers)
b. click File, Run as Administrator, Add Printer

or

a. open the Printers window
b. click File, Run as Administrator, Server Properties
c. select the Ports tab
d. click Add Port...


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[Guest]

Hi,

Have had a similar problem, and found that Norton Internet Security was
causing an issue. Once I added the components of my home network as trusted
items I was able to add a printer to my Vista laptop that is connected to an
XP PC. Did this the normal way and added as a network printer.

But I still have a problem. I can print a test page no worries. However when
I try and print from Word 2003, Word cannot find the printer even though it
is set as default. On the other hand Excel 2003 will find it and print fine!!

Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[Andente]

I'm having he same problem. Canon MP360 printer and Vista. I am unable to
print pictures from my pc to the printer. Canon told me to download an Add-on
but that hasn't helped.