Vista print problem with shared XP printer

I have had an annoying problem with my home PCs that is driving me nuts. I
cannot solve an issue with trying to access a Windows XP shared printer from
a Vista Ultimate PC. I have read several articles on this on the web and
tried a lot of the suggestions, but I am still not getting anywhere with
this. My User accounts cannot print from Vista to the shared XP printer.
The printer status shows Error - Printing. I have opened up the security
permissions on the printer share to include Everyone, Guests, Users,
Anonymous Users with full access, and I still get this error. My
Administrator account does not have any problems printing from Vista.

Both computers are on the same workgroup. Both computers have identical
user accounts with identical passwords and permission sets. The printer is
an HP C4100. I checked with HP and I have the latest print driver.

I have tried adding the shared printer using both local and shared printer
settings, but still no luck.

Both computers have all of the latest service packs and updates.

I am at my wits end trying to fix this. Please can someone give me some
advice on how to get this working.


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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Vista print problem with shared XP printer
    ... I had a similar problem and after checking Google I found the following procedure and it worked do it on the Vista machine; ... Both computers have identical user accounts with identical passwords and permission sets. ... I have tried adding the shared printer using both local and shared printer settings, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.general)
  • Re: Windows cannot connect to the printer. Access is denied.
    ... run the Network Configuration Wizard on XP. ... if you have user accounts one machine, make sure the same users and same ... Windows Printing Team ... shared printer on my home wireless network. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan)