I have still not solved this and so still cannot print from the Vista comp to
the XP one that has the printer attached.
I even installed Network Magic trial to try & solve this for me but that
didn't work either!
(further to my last post I suppose printer sharing is turned off on the
Vista machine as the printer is attached to the XP machine!).
I am grateful for some further help/advice please..............(meanwhile I
will keep retrying to get this to work).Thanks
--
RPD


"RPD" wrote:

> I have found that on the Vista machine printer sharing is disabled (in
> Network centre) and the box says no printer attached to computer and the
> option to enable printer sharing is greyed out & so unavailable!
>
> How can this be when the printer is listed in the printer folder in control
> panel?
>
> Is there a control on Norton (my virus/firewall protection) to be adjusted?
> I have looked for this but cannot see anything about enabling printer sharing
> there.
>
> Any more ideas on how to get this printer sharing turned on? and to get this
> Vista comp to share my printer......
> I have looked at the info you have suggested but am not sure if connecting
> in that different way is the right thing to try before trying to get printer
> sharing enabled somehow!..help please.............
>
> Many thanks
> --
> RPD
>
>
> "RPD" wrote:
>
> > Hi Mick
> > Thanks very much for your helpful reply.
> > As I have just stated in my reply to Chuck on this, the shared printer shows
> > in control panel printerslist but doesn't appear in Network centre printers
> > list.
> > When I try adding this printer it is therein the available printers list &
> > the wizard goes through the installation process & says it completes
> > successfully (but it is lying!).No printer shows in the network printer box &
> > the test page doesn't print.
> >
> > How do I check if the printer driver for this is on the Vista comp? Do I
> > need the printer driver on the Vista comp? Why doesn't it work as the printer
> > shows in contol panel Printer folder?
> >
> > Any further help & advice I am very grateful for (btw I am only back home
> > with these computers at the weekend-hence why I haven't had chance to look at
> > this or reply until this weekend!).
> >
> > Thanks & best wishes
> >
> > --
> > RPD
> >
> >
> > "Mick Murphy" wrote:
> >
> > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/l.../bb727037.aspx
> > >
> > > Have a read of the above.
> > > When you add the XP connected Printer to Vista, I did it through Vista's
> > > Network and sharing centre> Add Network device> browse for xp'sPrinter.
> > >
> > > "RPD" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi
> > > > I have a home network where the base computer is WinXP networked to 2
> > > > other computers, one XP the other Vista. When I added the 3rd
> > > > computer(Vista) I have not been able to print from it to a printer attached
> > > > to the base(XP) computer and have been through all the help files given. This
> > > > computer does connect to the
> > > > internet OK via the WinXP one but will not print anything. I have today tried
> > > > reinstalling the printer on both machines to try to get it to work, but it
> > > > still doesn't print from the Vista machine.
> > > >
> > > > I am grateful for more advice & steps to follow for me to get this to work
> > > > (even if it means rechecking everything- user acounts, printers etc). I am
> > > > baffled why it won't work when I seem to have followed all the help files.
> > > > I look forward to some reply -many thanks
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > RPD