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December 31st 07, 05:29 PM
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Printer sharing
I purchased a laptop with Vista Home OS. I successfully created a network
with the laptop and a Dell Dimension 8100 with a XP OS. I have a DSL modem and a Linksys wireless router as part of the network. I have not been successfull in sharing a HP PSC 2170 that is connected to the Dell desktop. When adding a printer on the laptop, I receive a message that states that windows cannot connect to the printer. The server print spooler service is not running. Please restart the service on the sever or restart the server machine. I checked the spooler service on the XP and it is running. Any suggestions. Thanks Walt 
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December 31st 07, 06:15 PM
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Printer sharing
you may want to add printer using local port first and then remap it. This
link may help. Vista Print Issues2. Many Vista printer issues are solved by installing the printer as a Local Printer. Check this post:. Vista: Cannot connect to the . .... www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaprint.htm -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Walterg" wrote in message ... I purchased a laptop with Vista Home OS. I successfully created a network with the laptop and a Dell Dimension 8100 with a XP OS. I have a DSL modem and a Linksys wireless router as part of the network. I have not been successfull in sharing a HP PSC 2170 that is connected to the Dell desktop. When adding a printer on the laptop, I receive a message that states that windows cannot connect to the printer. The server print spooler service is not running. Please restart the service on the sever or restart the server machine. I checked the spooler service on the XP and it is running. Any suggestions. Thanks Walt
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December 31st 07, 06:24 PM
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Thanks Robert.
I was just able to connect to the printer after making the workgroup name the same on the laptop and the desktop. I, also, had to shut down the firewall in the McAfee security center and the windows firewall. Do the firewalls have to remain disconnected for the laptop to communicate with the printer? -- Walt "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote: you may want to add printer using local port first and then remap it. This link may help. Vista Print Issues2. Many Vista printer issues are solved by installing the printer as a Local Printer. Check this post:. Vista: Cannot connect to the . ... www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaprint.htm -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Walterg" wrote in message ... I purchased a laptop with Vista Home OS. I successfully created a network with the laptop and a Dell Dimension 8100 with a XP OS. I have a DSL modem and a Linksys wireless router as part of the network. I have not been successfull in sharing a HP PSC 2170 that is connected to the Dell desktop. When adding a printer on the laptop, I receive a message that states that windows cannot connect to the printer. The server print spooler service is not running. Please restart the service on the sever or restart the server machine. I checked the spooler service on the XP and it is running. Any suggestions. Thanks Walt
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December 31st 07, 09:04 PM
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Go into the firewall's "exceptions" list, and add it.
"Walterg" wrote: Thanks Robert. I was just able to connect to the printer after making the workgroup name the same on the laptop and the desktop. I, also, had to shut down the firewall in the McAfee security center and the windows firewall. Do the firewalls have to remain disconnected for the laptop to communicate with the printer? -- Walt "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote: you may want to add printer using local port first and then remap it. This link may help. Vista Print Issues2. Many Vista printer issues are solved by installing the printer as a Local Printer. Check this post:. Vista: Cannot connect to the . ... www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaprint.htm -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Walterg" wrote in message ... I purchased a laptop with Vista Home OS. I successfully created a network with the laptop and a Dell Dimension 8100 with a XP OS. I have a DSL modem and a Linksys wireless router as part of the network. I have not been successfull in sharing a HP PSC 2170 that is connected to the Dell desktop. When adding a printer on the laptop, I receive a message that states that windows cannot connect to the printer. The server print spooler service is not running. Please restart the service on the sever or restart the server machine. I checked the spooler service on the XP and it is running. Any suggestions. Thanks Walt
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