I recently acuired Windows Vista for my lap top. it was previously running
XP, and I had a nice netywork set up between my lap top and my mom's XP-based
desktop. But now that i've acuired Windows Vista, I'm having a hard time
setting up the network. i managed to gain acces to the shared folders on her
computer, btu i still can't seem to be able to get to the printer. It's an
HP Photosmart 8200, and everytime i try to add it, it says "cannot access
device, access is denied." I can even browse into her priting folder and see
the printer, and what's listed as a printer (like a document writer for
MSOffice), but when i try to click on it (the only thing I've clicked was the
photosmart. that was the only thing I wanted.), it would say the same thing;
"Cannot access device: Access is denied."

i think i read somewhere on here that this was a simple permissions problem,
but I can't figure out how to change the permissions. I tried running the
set-up network wizrd [again], enabling file and printer sharing (which was
already previously enabled), but that didn't help. I found that if i told my
mom's computer to not share the files, and then share them again, i was able
to access them. But that didn't work with the Printer. I am at my wit's in.
I managed to figure out that the computers needed to be on the same
Workgroup as they was before, but I cannot seem to get past this barrier
between my laptop (wireless), and my mother's printer. Can someone please
help? If this is merely a permission's problem, how do i change it in XP so
i can add and use my mother's printer?

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:00:00 -0700, Nache
wrote:

I recently acuired Windows Vista for my lap top. it was previously running
XP, and I had a nice netywork set up between my lap top and my mom's XP-based
desktop. But now that i've acuired Windows Vista, I'm having a hard time
setting up the network. i managed to gain acces to the shared folders on her
computer, btu i still can't seem to be able to get to the printer. It's an
HP Photosmart 8200, and everytime i try to add it, it says "cannot access
device, access is denied." I can even browse into her priting folder and see
the printer, and what's listed as a printer (like a document writer for
MSOffice), but when i try to click on it (the only thing I've clicked was the
photosmart. that was the only thing I wanted.), it would say the same thing;
"Cannot access device: Access is denied."

i think i read somewhere on here that this was a simple permissions problem,
but I can't figure out how to change the permissions. I tried running the
set-up network wizrd [again], enabling file and printer sharing (which was
already previously enabled), but that didn't help. I found that if i told my
mom's computer to not share the files, and then share them again, i was able
to access them. But that didn't work with the Printer. I am at my wit's in.
I managed to figure out that the computers needed to be on the same
Workgroup as they was before, but I cannot seem to get past this barrier
between my laptop (wireless), and my mother's printer. Can someone please
help? If this is merely a permission's problem, how do i change it in XP so
i can add and use my mother's printer?

I would start by getting a file share working, on the server that you want to
provide the printer (this un share then re share to establish connectivity isn't
right). Get the connectivity and permissions issues out of the way. And check
with HP, and make sure that the Photosmart 8200 is network capable, and Vista
compatible. Get upgraded drivers.
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/05/file-sharing-and-printer-sharing-are.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...aring-are.html

There are little details which make setting up a mixed LAN (Windows XP / Windows
Vista) a challenge, but not an insurmountable one. You did set the Vista NLT to
Private?
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html

Work from the bottom up. Look at logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all",
"net config server", and "net config workstation", from each computer, and
diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow
instructions precisely (download browstat!):
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.