XP can't find printer on Vista

[Guest]

I've searched but have not found a solution.

I have Vista x86 installed on a desktop with a printer (Samsung ML-1210)
attached and working.

I am trying to configure my wife's laptop running XP Home, but when I try
adding the printer from the Vista machine XP doesn't recognize ANY printer on
Vista.

Any ideas?

Jeff

 

[Dave Nuttall]

I have Vista x86 installed on a desktop with a printer (Samsung ML-1210)

attached and working.

I am trying to configure my wife's laptop running XP Home, but when I try
adding the printer from the Vista machine XP doesn't recognize ANY printer
on
Vista.

Any ideas?

Do you have printer sharing turned on in Vista (Control Panel / Network and
Sharing Center)?

Are you using OneCare (Settings / Firewall / Advanced / Sharing)?

 

[Guest]

Hi Dave,

Yes to printer Sharring and no to OneCare (as far as I know)

J

 

[Dave Nuttall]

Yes to printer Sharring and no to OneCare (as far as I know)

Maybe something to do with the Windows Firewall then (mine's turned off
because of OneCare, so I'm not sure if it would get in the way)?

 

[Guest]

Just checked the firewall settings in Vista and they exclude file/print
sharring.

Odd, eh?!

Jeff

 

[Guest]

Hi Jeff,
You say you have print sharing turned on in the Network and Sharing Center.
Have you also shared the printers in the individual printer properties on
VISTA?
That is all I had to do and the printers automatically apeared on my XP
computer.

 

[Guest]

WOW - finally got it.

Here is what I had to do:

1. Ensured sharing of print was active (had done previously)

2. Gave my Vista account a password (Is there a way to share printers
without creating a Vista account with username/passwords?)

3. Use print manager to view printer info and used "deploy with group
policy" to view address of printer - \\Vista\Samsung

4. Went into XP and added printer manually - could not browse and see it
(not sure if NIS had something to do with it or not).

5. When printer was added it asked for username/password and then installed.

Yikes - lots of work

:

 

[Guest]

Spoke too soon. Connectivity lost after XP restart. Yuck!