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June 21st 07, 09:53 PM
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I have a new, wireless Dell Laptop using MS VISTA Home Premium. I also have
a wired PC, running XP, connected to a printer (also wired). I'd like to print from my laptop, using the PC as a go between. It's wired into the wirelss modem. Can this be done, please? (The printer is an HP officejet v40xi) Thanks! Don 
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June 21st 07, 10:59 PM
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Sure. I do it myself at home. Make sure both PCs are in the same workgroup.
Then share the printer and run the "New Printer" wizard on your Vista laptop. If you haven't already, you may need to turn on network discovery/sharing on the Vista machine (it's been several months since I last setup a Vista PC). Tim "Don Loeb" wrote in message ... I have a new, wireless Dell Laptop using MS VISTA Home Premium. I also have a wired PC, running XP, connected to a printer (also wired). I'd like to print from my laptop, using the PC as a go between. It's wired into the wirelss modem. Can this be done, please? (The printer is an HP officejet v40xi) Thanks! Don
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June 22nd 07, 12:57 AM
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"Tim" wrote: Sure. I do it myself at home. Make sure both PCs are in the same workgroup. Then share the printer and run the "New Printer" wizard on your Vista laptop. If you haven't already, you may need to turn on network discovery/sharing on the Vista machine (it's been several months since I last setup a Vista PC). Printing problem is related to printer driver, most printers have seperate drivers for XP and Vista, thus nworking with only one. you should check with the manufacturer of the printer and get a driver for XP compatible with Vista; thisn isn Microsoft advice, and most printers are creating because of that, Microsoftm doesn't care if you cannot print, they want to impose their owne programs. Derek Tim "Don Loeb" wrote in message ... I have a new, wireless Dell Laptop using MS VISTA Home Premium. I also have a wired PC, running XP, connected to a printer (also wired). I'd like to print from my laptop, using the PC as a go between. It's wired into the wirelss modem. Can this be done, please? (The printer is an HP officejet v40xi) Thanks! Don
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June 22nd 07, 02:22 PM
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Tim,
I'm sorry, but how do I set up that workgroup, please? Thanks! Don "Tim" wrote: Sure. I do it myself at home. Make sure both PCs are in the same workgroup. Then share the printer and run the "New Printer" wizard on your Vista laptop. If you haven't already, you may need to turn on network discovery/sharing on the Vista machine (it's been several months since I last setup a Vista PC). Tim "Don Loeb" wrote in message ... I have a new, wireless Dell Laptop using MS VISTA Home Premium. I also have a wired PC, running XP, connected to a printer (also wired). I'd like to print from my laptop, using the PC as a go between. It's wired into the wirelss modem. Can this be done, please? (The printer is an HP officejet v40xi) Thanks! Don
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June 22nd 07, 02:55 PM
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GOT IT! Thank you so much, Tim!
Don "Don Loeb" wrote: Tim, I'm sorry, but how do I set up that workgroup, please? Thanks! Don "Tim" wrote: Sure. I do it myself at home. Make sure both PCs are in the same workgroup. Then share the printer and run the "New Printer" wizard on your Vista laptop. If you haven't already, you may need to turn on network discovery/sharing on the Vista machine (it's been several months since I last setup a Vista PC). Tim "Don Loeb" wrote in message ... I have a new, wireless Dell Laptop using MS VISTA Home Premium. I also have a wired PC, running XP, connected to a printer (also wired). I'd like to print from my laptop, using the PC as a go between. It's wired into the wirelss modem. Can this be done, please? (The printer is an HP officejet v40xi) Thanks! Don
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