Printer

[Gertjan]

Hello I have a problem. I have a new laptop with windows vista and my desktop
has XP on my desktop is a printer installed and with my old laptop i could
print with that printer. Now I'm trying to get this to work with my new
laptop but it doesn't work. On the desktop I have enabled sharing the printer
and both computers are in the same workgroup and if i get the vista to detect
the printer via the setup of "add printer" it will find it but when i try and
connect it it says "can not connect, acces denied" I've tried some things but
it didn't help. Who knows this problem and can help me solve it. Thank you.
ps I've installed the driver of the printer and i can still print with my
old laptop.

 

[Gertjan]

"edit..I mis read your OT" sorry but what do you mean?

And yes i can share files between computers with no problems. I supose it
supports my printer. I have downloaded the new vista printer driver from the
website of the printer and I installed it without any problems

 

[Chuck [MVP]]

Hello I have a problem. I have a new laptop with windows vista and my desktop
has XP on my desktop is a printer installed and with my old laptop i could
print with that printer. Now I'm trying to get this to work with my new
laptop but it doesn't work. On the desktop I have enabled sharing the printer
and both computers are in the same workgroup and if i get the vista to detect
the printer via the setup of "add printer" it will find it but when i try and
connect it it says "can not connect, acces denied" I've tried some things but
it didn't help. Who knows this problem and can help me solve it. Thank you.
ps I've installed the driver of the printer and i can still print with my
old laptop.

Did you download a driver specifically certified for Windows Vista?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html#Printers>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html#Printers

Try installing the printer using a local port.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/06/network-printing-from-windows-vista.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/06/network-printing-from-windows-vista.html

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

 

[Gertjan]

Thanks everybody for all the comments but I solved the problem myself with
the help of another website. It looks like more people have the same problem
I had.

This is what i did:

Go to Control Panel. Choose printer. Then choose Add Printer.

ChooseAdd a local printer. Click on Create a new port. The default in the
drop down box is Local Port. Do not change that. Click Next.

A dialogue box will appear asking for you to enter a port name. Type in the
\\computer name\printer name ie. My computer's name is bedroom and the
printer name is myprinter so I typed in \\bedroom\myprinter

Then install the drivers and you're done. This really worked and i red on
the internet that it worked for other people aswell so if anybody has this
same problem try this and big chance it will work.

Gertjan