Re: Printer Sharing between xp and Vista

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Happy Printing!!!


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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
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"tims75vette" <tims75vette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4C534AF4-4D35-4334-B76F-34BF2A03FD8A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you. Oh so much!!!!! :) It didn't work exactly like you said. I tried
to let Vista find it as a network printer and I still receiver the "Access
denied" message. So I tried the work around by installing it as a local
printer and a new port and I got it to work. Thank you, you saved me the
expense of at least a print server and the other frustrations involved.

You da best.

Tim

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

Let's start at the beginning. On the XP Home PC. The HP printer is
attached physically to this PC, right? It's shared, right? Does the shared
name have spaces in it.... that's a no-no, change it.... HPPrinter will be
fine, you won't get it mixed up with the Lexmark.

Once it's shared and the name is correct, go to the Vista PC.

Start, Settings, Printers..... Add a Network Printer...... let Vista try and
find it. You shouldn't have to add a port or anything like that, if the
printer is shared out correctly correctly, Vista should find it and add it.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows


"tims75vette" <tims75vette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:640185EA-39C2-4328-8015-04076342FA8E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> None of this has worked for me.
>
> I have an XP home Compaq; HP 5MP LaserJet printer; a new HP Laptop with
> Vista home premium 32bit.
>
> I tried all of this. When I try to add a port I get "The network path
> cannot
> be found"
>
> I do already have a Lexmark x7675 wireless printer setup that works
> wirelessly from both computers.
>
> This sucks!
>
> Please help
>
> "Sarah" wrote:
>
>> Hi Gay. I had this problem myself and nearly went nuts trying to >> resolve
>> it.
>> To install this printer, open the control panel, go to the printers
>> folder,
>> click add new printer, click add a local printer, click create new >> port,
>> leave it at local port, in the enter port name box, type the path to >> your
>> printer. (for instance, mine is \\your-9k1ay6x2a2\Printer2) then >> click
>> ok
>> and you will have it.
>>
>> "Gay Lynne Kegan" wrote:
>>
>> > I have a few printers connected to my xp machine. I can see the
>> > printer on
>> > my Vista computer but when I go to install it I get an access denied
>> > message. What do I do so I can use my printers?
>> >
>> > Gay Lynne
>> >



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