Just bought a new esktop running Vista home premium. I had a desktop before
using XP home. Both of my laptops run XP home and we had no problems sharing
the printer using a Linksys wireless router. I changed the workgroup on the
Vista machine to match those of the laptops and enabled printer sharing. I
checked the network folders on the Vista machine and the printer is showing
on the network. The problem is neither of the laptops can find the printer.
When I try to add a printer on the laptops(XP) using the Printer wizard I can
find the desktop computer, but cannot locate the printer. The network show
all the computers on all machine, but I cannot locate the printer on the
Vista desk top machine. Thanks in advance

Hi Rickflies. This article should help you:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx

Thanks,
Gloria

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Gloria Boyer
Windows User Assistance
Microsoft Corporation


"Rickflies" wrote in message
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Just bought a new esktop running Vista home premium. I had a desktop
before
using XP home. Both of my laptops run XP home and we had no problems
sharing
the printer using a Linksys wireless router. I changed the workgroup on
the
Vista machine to match those of the laptops and enabled printer sharing.
I
checked the network folders on the Vista machine and the printer is
showing
on the network. The problem is neither of the laptops can find the
printer.
When I try to add a printer on the laptops(XP) using the Printer wizard I
can
find the desktop computer, but cannot locate the printer. The network
show
all the computers on all machine, but I cannot locate the printer on the
Vista desk top machine. Thanks in advance

Gloria,

Thank you for the response, I had read this page before, however I will go
back and make sure I have everything done. The thing that is frustrating is
that all three machines can see the other machines on the network, but the
only one that I can access the printer is the desktop ( the Vista machine
with a USB connection to the printer). I am sure it is something really
simple, but it is frustrating to spend a whole day trying to "fix" this
issue. Welcome to job sercuity right...:-)

"Gloria Boyer [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi Rickflies. This article should help you:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx

Thanks,
Gloria

--
Gloria Boyer
Windows User Assistance
Microsoft Corporation


"Rickflies" wrote in message
...
Just bought a new esktop running Vista home premium. I had a desktop
before
using XP home. Both of my laptops run XP home and we had no problems
sharing
the printer using a Linksys wireless router. I changed the workgroup on
the
Vista machine to match those of the laptops and enabled printer sharing.
I
checked the network folders on the Vista machine and the printer is
showing
on the network. The problem is neither of the laptops can find the
printer.
When I try to add a printer on the laptops(XP) using the Printer wizard I
can
find the desktop computer, but cannot locate the printer. The network
show
all the computers on all machine, but I cannot locate the printer on the
Vista desk top machine. Thanks in advance

Rick,
Be sure all the computers are using the same protocol.

--

Jerry

One thing money can't buy,
The wagging tail of a dog.

"Rickflies" wrote in message
...
Just bought a new esktop running Vista home premium. I had a desktop
before
using XP home. Both of my laptops run XP home and we had no problems
sharing
the printer using a Linksys wireless router. I changed the workgroup on
the
Vista machine to match those of the laptops and enabled printer sharing.
I
checked the network folders on the Vista machine and the printer is
showing
on the network. The problem is neither of the laptops can find the
printer.
When I try to add a printer on the laptops(XP) using the Printer wizard I
can
find the desktop computer, but cannot locate the printer. The network
show
all the computers on all machine, but I cannot locate the printer on the
Vista desk top machine. Thanks in advance