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Connecting a Vista laptop to remote printer



 
 
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Old September 4th 09, 05:59 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
RayS
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Default Connecting a Vista laptop to remote printer

I have an HP Photosmart C6180 connected via USB to an XP desktop computer. I
have other XP laptops set up so they can print to this printer throught their
wireless connection. However I now have a new Vista laptop and I can't get it
configured for this printer through it's wireless connection. Here is what
I've tried:



1. Go into Control panel/printers on the Vista Laptop and select Add New
printer. I select Network printer and It finds the printer. I then select HP
as the manufacturer and it list lots of their printers but not this one. I
assume the driver was just not included with Vista. This also has a "have
disk" option but my disk is only for XP and before.



2. I went to HP's site and downloaded the latest complete Vista driver (159
meg). I then ran the software install and when it asks for whether it is a
local or network printer, I pick network. But the driver software can't find
any network printers even thought Vista could in 1 above.



3. I went to HP's site and downloaded the latest complete Vista driver (159
meg) only this time I saved it instead or running it. Then from the Vista
Laptop and selected Add New printer. I select Network printer and It finds
the printer. This also has a "have disk" option so I point it to the saved
download file but it won't accept it. Apparently this is because the
downloaded file is an exe and the software at that point is looking for in
..inf file.



So how can I get this to work?

 




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