This is not correct. Many existing and older printers work fine - for
example, out of the box, my Vista computers at home can print on the HP
Deskjet 932C (at least 5 years old) connected to a Windows Server 2003
computer. Same at the office with many different HP Laserjet printers
(other vendors "older" printers work also). Windows XP or Windows Server
2003 printer drivers for printers that do not have in-box drivers will also
work in most cases.

These kinds of problems are usually very printer make and model dependent,
so without knowing what make and model of printer one is having a problem
with, it is not practical to suggest solutions.

There are definitly issues with the scanner and fax capabilities of some
multi-function "printers", but basic printing works in most cases.

However, if all else fails, the workaround at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterNoPP.htm will almost always work -
the details in the steps are for XP, but the process is essentially the same
in Vista.

There are several threads in the
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking-sharing and
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general newsgroups about problems with
sharing folders and printers and potential solutions.

--
Bruce Sanderson MVP
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/
It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.


"Lee Clayton" <LeeClayton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9FB1C5AD-9BC5-482F-AA8B-CCAD95ADAAA2@microsoft.com...
> Rob:
>
> No one has responded but it appears that unless you have a brand new
> printer
> that is Vista certified, you cannot network print to a printer on a XP
> Home
> or XP Pro network.
>
> THIS SUCKS! MS$ should be ashamed of putting out Vista and not allowing
> it
> to network print to a XP networked printer.
>
> --
> Lee
>
>
> "Rob" wrote:
>
>> I am at my wits end!!
>> I cannot print from my 4 day old Laptop loaded with Vista Home Premium to
>> the printer attached to my XP SP2 Machine. I could print from my
>> previous XP
>> SP2 laptop without problems. On both machines, all firewalls are off,
>> all
>> virus programs are off, all printers are shared, all files are shared,
>> both
>> computers are in the same workgroup, network discovery on, KB922120 is
>> installed on the XP machine, TCP/IPv4 WINS NetBios is enabled over
>> TCP/IP,
>> network is private etc.......
>> What is interesting is that I successfully mapped drives on both PC's and
>> can fully share files in both directions between both computers. So for
>> now
>> I am printing Vista files that I can see from my XP.
>> BUT, I can not browse (in explorer) the XP Computer network from the
>> Vista
>> machine (Permission error, contact administrator - Myself?)
>> I have also tried to enter \\computername\printername\ which gives me
>> (Error
>> 0x0000000D) It looks like I am not alone in the issues in printing from
>> Vista to XP but I haven't seen anyone who has had my problem while being
>> able
>> to actaully see files. Anyone out there know the fix before I return
>> this PC
>> to BestBuy and get the one with XP media Centre Edition for $100 less?