Guys,

Sitting here blaming microsoft is easy. they get blamed for everything in
the pc world so why not this too. We're all barking up the wrong tree. It's
the Hardware MAnufacturers we've gotta go after here. they're the ones
writing the crappy drivers and such, not MS. it's like trying to blame GM
for your Sony car stereo not working. useless. GM isn't gonna remake the
car for a few people that have a problem. Same thing here. MS isn't gonna
rewrite an entire OS for people that can't get network printers to install.
you gotta remember we're talking a totally new OS here. ther's gonna be
issues.

I grant you it's annoying, but, let's actually start getting on the right
people's cases here. If enough people go after Hardware
manufacturer's(Lexmark etc.) their gonna have to change the way they write
drivers and such.
"BigK" wrote:

Why are no MVPs weighing with either a solution or an explanation that this
is a known issue that will be fixed. If it is not fixed in the shipping
version of Vista I will not upgrade my laptop and I will never upgrade the
desktop these are connected to because I don't use it enough to justify it.
Unless this is by design to get more to upgrade all their pcs. I won't be
doing that.


"Lang Murphy" wrote in message
news
OK... I just assumed that since I couldn't get to a shared printer on XP
Home, but could on XP Pro, that Home was the issue. And it could still be
an issue; you may have other issues that are preventing you from sharing a
net printer on XP Pro. Just a thought...

Lang

"George J Meier" wrote in message
...
I think, with this concentration on XP Home, you are barking up a wrong
tree.
The people using XP Pro have exactly the very same problem.
I am one of them.

It is impracticable for me ta attach the printer to the Vista machine.
But I am sure it will be accessible to the XP machines. By the way my USB
printer (Brother HL2030) installs OK on the Vista Machine.
Surely this is a Fudgey solution.
Certain people have multifunction printers, they would not like having to
access all those copier and scan functions over tne lan.

Georgio

"Jordan H." wrote in message
...
Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network &
Sharing
forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest
acct
in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try
enabling
it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who
knows?
You might have better luck. Let me know.

Regards,
Jordan

"Lang Murphy" wrote:

My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support
"simple
file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I
think
not.

Lang


"Jordan H." wrote in message
...
You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering
if
it's
because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is
actually
running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO
File
Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista?
Can
You?

"Rusth H (1136045)" wrote:

Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer
with
VISTA. However, file sharing works fine.


"Lang Murphy" wrote in message
...
Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the
printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without
a
problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the
problem.

Lang

"BigK" wrote in message
...
I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I
have
found many, many people asking the same question so this is
apparently
a
widespread problem.

I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I
have
been
able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with
Vista
I
cannot.

I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have
them all
on
static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is
connected
via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same
User
name
and both have the same password.

When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees
both
printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to
connect
and
says Access Denied.

I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on
the
shared
printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied.

Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve
this.
If
you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of
people
happy.

Thanks.

BTW I am using 5728