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printer sharing via home network with Win7, WinXP, & Vista
With much stumbling, I have been able to configure, via Control Panel, the printer settings on the WinXP desktop to print to the printer that is physically connected via USB cable to the Win7 desktop. When I File/Print and select the appropriate printer name from the dropdown list, the printing is fully successful. Attempting to apply the same steps with the Vista laptop fails. The printer was at one time installed and connected via USB to the laptop, and therefore an icon for it exists in Control Panel/Printers. I select the printer name, right click, properties, Ports, Add Port, Local Port. When I got to this point on the WinXP computer, I had only to enter \\XPS9000\Canon Inkjet iP6700D as the port name, and all was good. But on the Vista laptop, I get an Local Port error window "Access is denied" Perhaps having three different operating systems adds complexity to networking a printer. But someone can help me overcome it, I hope. BTW, when I go to Control Panel/Printers on the XP computer, the port name in properties is exactly as I specified above. A curious thing is that when I go to the Sharing tab, the spelling for the Share name is "CanoniP" |
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