Vista laptop not printing to XP printer

Okay guys,
Im not a beginner or a novice either but Im stuck.
I have my desktop with a dell printer installed. The machine is running XP.
File sharing is enabled and I have no problems accessing my shared files.
My laptop is running vista and everytime I try to print to it I get the
message problem communicating with the printer.
Lexmark states I cant share the printer. Any ideas
Thanks
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Every day is a good day, its just a matter of perspective.

What make and model of printer?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

"Trumiester" <Trumiester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F8E6D35D-34E9-4DC7-A44E-B53E00542675@microsoft.com...
> Okay guys,
> Im not a beginner or a novice either but Im stuck.
> I have my desktop with a dell printer installed. The machine is running
> XP.
> File sharing is enabled and I have no problems accessing my shared files.
> My laptop is running vista and everytime I try to print to it I get the
> message problem communicating with the printer.
> Lexmark states I cant share the printer. Any ideas
> Thanks
> --
> Every day is a good day, its just a matter of perspective.

It is a lexmark x1270 printer that has the xp driver installed on the xp
machine (compaq)(could be the whole problem there in just one word - compaq)
and the vista driver on the vista machine (Laptop)(Acer - not much better
than compaq) everything is set correctly for sharing. I can see all my files
and I can see the printer. Vista even lets me add and remove the printer on
the laptop recognizing its on my network and advising it is able to conect to
it. I have gotten to the point where if I print something it shows up as a
print job on the printer properties but it just sits there and does nothing
and of course the phyiscall printer never does anthing. There is nothing wong
with the printer, it prints just fine when I start a print job from xp or if
I connect the printer directly to the lap top via usb. I shouldn't have to do
this.
Any idea's - thanks
--
Every day is a good day, its just a matter of perspective.


"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> What make and model of printer?
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "Trumiester" <Trumiester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F8E6D35D-34E9-4DC7-A44E-B53E00542675@microsoft.com...
> > Okay guys,
> > Im not a beginner or a novice either but Im stuck.
> > I have my desktop with a dell printer installed. The machine is running
> > XP.
> > File sharing is enabled and I have no problems accessing my shared files.
> > My laptop is running vista and everytime I try to print to it I get the
> > message problem communicating with the printer.
> > Lexmark states I cant share the printer. Any ideas
> > Thanks
> > --
> > Every day is a good day, its just a matter of perspective.
>
>

I have a Lexmark X1150. I have the EXACT same problem as you do I have no
clue what to do. Just as you said, I got XP on the comp with printer, and
running Vista on Laptop, and the drivers are both installed. XP driver on XP,
Vista on Vista.. The printer is connected on the network, and yes I can send
a doc to print, but just sits there with no printing action.. Exact same
issues..

"Trumiester" wrote:

> It is a lexmark x1270 printer that has the xp driver installed on the xp
> machine (compaq)(could be the whole problem there in just one word - compaq)
> and the vista driver on the vista machine (Laptop)(Acer - not much better
> than compaq) everything is set correctly for sharing. I can see all my files
> and I can see the printer. Vista even lets me add and remove the printer on
> the laptop recognizing its on my network and advising it is able to conect to
> it. I have gotten to the point where if I print something it shows up as a
> print job on the printer properties but it just sits there and does nothing
> and of course the phyiscall printer never does anthing. There is nothing wong
> with the printer, it prints just fine when I start a print job from xp or if
> I connect the printer directly to the lap top via usb. I shouldn't have to do
> this.
> Any idea's - thanks
> --
> Every day is a good day, its just a matter of perspective.
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
> > What make and model of printer?
> > --
> > Cari (MS-MVP)
> > Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> > http://www.coribright.com/windows
> >
> > "Trumiester" <Trumiester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:F8E6D35D-34E9-4DC7-A44E-B53E00542675@microsoft.com...
> > > Okay guys,
> > > Im not a beginner or a novice either but Im stuck.
> > > I have my desktop with a dell printer installed. The machine is running
> > > XP.
> > > File sharing is enabled and I have no problems accessing my shared files.
> > > My laptop is running vista and everytime I try to print to it I get the
> > > message problem communicating with the printer.
> > > Lexmark states I cant share the printer. Any ideas
> > > Thanks
> > > --
> > > Every day is a good day, its just a matter of perspective.
> >
> >

"Trumiester" wrote:

> Okay guys,
> Im not a beginner or a novice either but Im stuck.
> I have my desktop with a dell printer installed. The machine is running XP.
> File sharing is enabled and I have no problems accessing my shared files.
> My laptop is running vista and everytime I try to print to it I get the
> message problem communicating with the printer.
> Lexmark states I cant share the printer. Any ideas
> Thanks
> --
> Every day is a good day, its just a matter of perspective.