Vista cannot connect to XP printers

I had a network with two PC's and a laptop, running XP. No problems sharing
files or printers. I got a laptop, running Vista, put it in the network. Same
workgroup. Can share files between PC's and laptops. Cannot add the XP
printers on the Vista laptop, keep getting " Windows cannot connect to the
printer. Access is denied. ". Can add printer directly to the Vista laptop
and the PC's and the other laptop can share that printer. WHATS UP DOC?

start here

Vista network configuration

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx




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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"Al Du no" <AlDuno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I had a network with two PC's and a laptop, running XP. No problems sharing
> files or printers. I got a laptop, running Vista, put it in the network.
> Same
> workgroup. Can share files between PC's and laptops. Cannot add the XP
> printers on the Vista laptop, keep getting " Windows cannot connect to the
> printer. Access is denied. ". Can add printer directly to the Vista laptop
> and the PC's and the other laptop can share that printer. WHATS UP DOC?

On Sep 11, 6:14 pm, "Alan Morris [MSFT]" <ala...@online.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> start here
>
> Vista network configuration
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
>
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Al Du no" <AlD...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews0299C56-12D6-4DC7-ADEC-CF65E40B4094@microsoft.com...
>
>
>
> >I had a network with two PC's and a laptop, running XP. No problems sharing
> > files or printers. I got a laptop, running Vista, put it in the network.
> > Same
> > workgroup. Can share files between PC's and laptops. Cannot add the XP
> > printers on the Vista laptop, keep getting " Windows cannot connect to the
> > printer. Access is denied. ". Can add printer directly to the Vista laptop
> > and the PC's and the other laptop can share that printer. WHATS UP DOC?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Totally useless. As per usual, Microsoft expects the world to test
their stuff for them, and then spend years searching through endless
non-helpful and useless support documents, and then suprise everyone
with fix in a Service Pack.

Had the same problem. Mine was Norton Securaty Firewall; disable the Noton
Firewall or in your perhaps another Firewall, enable window Firewall thengo
through the file and printer sharing procedure. Worked for me

"Al Du no" wrote:

> I had a network with two PC's and a laptop, running XP. No problems sharing
> files or printers. I got a laptop, running Vista, put it in the network. Same
> workgroup. Can share files between PC's and laptops. Cannot add the XP
> printers on the Vista laptop, keep getting " Windows cannot connect to the
> printer. Access is denied. ". Can add printer directly to the Vista laptop
> and the PC's and the other laptop can share that printer. WHATS UP DOC?

It's a place to start.

Did you disable the Norton Firewall successfully as the other person
suggested?

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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<mksecord@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sep 11, 6:14 pm, "Alan Morris [MSFT]" <ala...@online.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>> start here
>>
>> Vista network configuration
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris
>> Windows Printing Team
>> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base
>> here:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "Al Du no" <AlD...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> messagenews0299C56-12D6-4DC7-ADEC-CF65E40B4094@microsoft.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> >I had a network with two PC's and a laptop, running XP. No problems
>> >sharing
>> > files or printers. I got a laptop, running Vista, put it in the
>> > network.
>> > Same
>> > workgroup. Can share files between PC's and laptops. Cannot add the XP
>> > printers on the Vista laptop, keep getting " Windows cannot connect to
>> > the
>> > printer. Access is denied. ". Can add printer directly to the Vista
>> > laptop
>> > and the PC's and the other laptop can share that printer. WHATS UP
>> > DOC?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Totally useless. As per usual, Microsoft expects the world to test
> their stuff for them, and then spend years searching through endless
> non-helpful and useless support documents, and then suprise everyone
> with fix in a Service Pack.
>