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October 12th 06, 08:35 AM
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Vista and XP -- Printer sharing solution
To share printers across a network between Vista x64 and any other operating
system do the following. Vista ------ Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers Click on Add a printer Select Add a local printer Create a new port Local Port Click on Next Enter the port name for the network printer (i.e. \\Computer Name\Printer Name) Select the printer from the list Continue until the printer is installed. Other operating systems ---------------------------- Find the Add printer wizard and do exactly the same method as for Vista. With any luck your printer will already have printer drivers included with Vista and obtaining drivers for other operating systems if they are missing should not be a problem. 
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December 26th 06, 03:58 AM
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Vista and XP -- Printer sharing solution
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:35:01 -0700, Jenny-72
wrote: Hey thanks for making my Christmas Day complete. This works perfectly. -- Jim To share printers across a network between Vista x64 and any other operating system do the following. Vista ------ Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers Click on Add a printer Select Add a local printer Create a new port Local Port Click on Next Enter the port name for the network printer (i.e. \\Computer Name\Printer Name) Select the printer from the list Continue until the printer is installed. Other operating systems ---------------------------- Find the Add printer wizard and do exactly the same method as for Vista. With any luck your printer will already have printer drivers included with Vista and obtaining drivers for other operating systems if they are missing should not be a problem.
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February 10th 07, 02:07 PM
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Vista and XP -- Printer sharing solution
Thank You Jenny-72!!
This works!!!!!! I had the same problem; XP desktop (server) w/ Vista installed on Laptop and Vista would not access my desktop printer. First I installed the printer local to the laptop (HP 7310, USB) and than installed another local and added/modified the local port per your instructions below! This solution should be posted loud and clear on the MS tech page. I know that I'm not the only one with this issue. Kathy "Jenny-72" wrote: To share printers across a network between Vista x64 and any other operating system do the following. Vista ------ Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers Click on Add a printer Select Add a local printer Create a new port Local Port Click on Next Enter the port name for the network printer (i.e. \\Computer Name\Printer Name) Select the printer from the list Continue until the printer is installed. Other operating systems ---------------------------- Find the Add printer wizard and do exactly the same method as for Vista. With any luck your printer will already have printer drivers included with Vista and obtaining drivers for other operating systems if they are missing should not be a problem.
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January 6th 08, 09:34 PM
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Vista and XP -- Printer sharing solution
Thank You, Thank You, Thank you. I was going nuts as well after getting my
wife a Vista laptop for Christmas and trying to get it to print to an XP print server. Like Arrowcatcher, you've made my New Year a bit brighter already. Thanks again. "Jenny-72" wrote: To share printers across a network between Vista x64 and any other operating system do the following. Vista ------ Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers Click on Add a printer Select Add a local printer Create a new port Local Port Click on Next Enter the port name for the network printer (i.e. \\Computer Name\Printer Name) Select the printer from the list Continue until the printer is installed. Other operating systems ---------------------------- Find the Add printer wizard and do exactly the same method as for Vista. With any luck your printer will already have printer drivers included with Vista and obtaining drivers for other operating systems if they are missing should not be a problem.
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January 7th 08, 12:57 AM
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Vista and XP -- Printer sharing solution
Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
-- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Popaugen65" wrote in message ... Thank You, Thank You, Thank you. I was going nuts as well after getting my wife a Vista laptop for Christmas and trying to get it to print to an XP print server. Like Arrowcatcher, you've made my New Year a bit brighter already. Thanks again. "Jenny-72" wrote: To share printers across a network between Vista x64 and any other operating system do the following. Vista ------ Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers Click on Add a printer Select Add a local printer Create a new port Local Port Click on Next Enter the port name for the network printer (i.e. \\Computer Name\Printer Name) Select the printer from the list Continue until the printer is installed. Other operating systems ---------------------------- Find the Add printer wizard and do exactly the same method as for Vista. With any luck your printer will already have printer drivers included with Vista and obtaining drivers for other operating systems if they are missing should not be a problem.
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