Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our
daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a printer"
to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer to my
daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make the Vista
machine accept the home network printer?
"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our
> daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a printer"
> to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer to my
> daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make the
> Vista machine accept the home network printer?
>
Yes. Neither the XP machine nor the Vista machine can find the printer, so
I have been typing it in \\computername\printername which worked perfectly
on the XP laptop but not on the Vista laptop.
"SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:urTrQHKtIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi BK,
>
> How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add a
> Network Printer?
>
> --
> All the best,
> SG
>
> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS?
> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t
> Just type in Microsoft
>
> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our
>> daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a
>> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer
>> to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make
>> the Vista machine accept the home network printer?
>>
>
"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%232AmHOKtIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Yes. Neither the XP machine nor the Vista machine can find the printer,
> so I have been typing it in \\computername\printername which worked
> perfectly on the XP laptop but not on the Vista laptop.
>
>
>
>
> "SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:urTrQHKtIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi BK,
>>
>> How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add a
>> Network Printer?
>>
>> --
>> All the best,
>> SG
>>
>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS?
>> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t
>> Just type in Microsoft
>>
>> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our
>>> daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a
>>> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same
>>> printer to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do
>>> to make the Vista machine accept the home network printer?
>>>
>>
>
>
Yes, the printer is shared. That's why it works on the XP laptop. My
question has to do with the problem I am having getting the shared printer
connection onto the Vista machine. Is there something necessary for me to
do on the Vista machine?
"SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:edctXiKtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Is the printer you are trying to connect to Shared?
>
> --
> All the best,
> SG
>
> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS?
> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t
> Just type in Microsoft
>
> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%232AmHOKtIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Yes. Neither the XP machine nor the Vista machine can find the printer,
>> so I have been typing it in \\computername\printername which worked
>> perfectly on the XP laptop but not on the Vista laptop.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
>> news:urTrQHKtIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi BK,
>>>
>>> How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add a
>>> Network Printer?
>>>
>>> --
>>> All the best,
>>> SG
>>>
>>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>>> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS?
>>> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t
>>> Just type in Microsoft
>>>
>>> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and
>>>> our daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a
>>>> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same
>>>> printer to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do
>>>> to make the Vista machine accept the home network printer?
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:#ScBzKLtIHA.5096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Yes, the printer is shared. That's why it works on the XP laptop. My
> question has to do with the problem I am having getting the shared printer
> connection onto the Vista machine. Is there something necessary for me
> to do on the Vista machine?
>
>
>
> "SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:edctXiKtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is the printer you are trying to connect to Shared?
>>
>> --
>> All the best,
>> SG
>>
>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS?
>> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t
>> Just type in Microsoft
>>
>> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:%232AmHOKtIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Yes. Neither the XP machine nor the Vista machine can find the printer,
>>> so I have been typing it in \\computername\printername which worked
>>> perfectly on the XP laptop but not on the Vista laptop.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:urTrQHKtIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi BK,
>>>>
>>>> How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add
>>>> a Network Printer?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> All the best,
>>>> SG
>>>>
>>>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>>>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>>>> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS?
>>>> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t
>>>> Just type in Microsoft
>>>>
>>>> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and
>>>>> our daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a
>>>>> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same
>>>>> printer to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to
>>>>> do to make the Vista machine accept the home network printer?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
Have you ticked File and Printer Sharing in the firewall exceptions?
"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%23ScBzKLtIHA.5096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Yes, the printer is shared. That's why it works on the XP laptop. My
> question has to do with the problem I am having getting the shared printer
> connection onto the Vista machine. Is there something necessary for me
> to do on the Vista machine?
>
>
>
> "SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:edctXiKtIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is the printer you are trying to connect to Shared?
>>
>> --
>> All the best,
>> SG
>>
>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS?
>> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t
>> Just type in Microsoft
>>
>> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:%232AmHOKtIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Yes. Neither the XP machine nor the Vista machine can find the printer,
>>> so I have been typing it in \\computername\printername which worked
>>> perfectly on the XP laptop but not on the Vista laptop.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:urTrQHKtIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi BK,
>>>>
>>>> How are you trying to add the printer? Control Panel, add Printer, add
>>>> a Network Printer?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> All the best,
>>>> SG
>>>>
>>>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>>>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>>>> Want to keep up with the latest news from MS?
>>>> http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&topic=t
>>>> Just type in Microsoft
>>>>
>>>> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and
>>>>> our daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a
>>>>> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same
>>>>> printer to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to
>>>>> do to make the Vista machine accept the home network printer?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our
> daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a printer"
> to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer to my
> daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make the
> Vista machine accept the home network printer?
>
How is this printer a "network" printer? Is it connected to a print server
or is it directly connected to one of the machines on your network?
many people don't differentiate between a network printer and a printer
shared on a network.
I have both setup on my LAN, shared printers connected to PCs, network
printers that have their own IP address and printers controlled by the
server.
Making Vista find and use shared printers on a mixed Vista//XP/W2K/NT LAN
can be a pain.
Making it different doesn't automatically make it better!
"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:g0bgk1$a6j$1@news.mixmin.net...
> "BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:ObxdP$JtIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Our home desktop system is running XP, my laptop is running XP, and our
>> daughter's laptop is running Vista. I have been able to "add a
>> printer" to my laptop, but have been unsuccessful adding the same printer
>> to my daughter's Vista laptop. Is there something I need to do to make
>> the Vista machine accept the home network printer?
>>
>
>
> How is this printer a "network" printer? Is it connected to a print server
> or is it directly connected to one of the machines on your network?
"Not Me" <cargod01@bresnan.net> wrote in message
news:B8E85F4E-5D81-4EC5-827A-2E0BB8871C8F@microsoft.com...
> many people don't differentiate between a network printer and a printer
> shared on a network.
Well they should because there well may be a different procedure to set up a
printer connected to a print server as opposed to one that is connected
directly to a machine. I have a printer connected to a print server, and
when I set that up on a new machine I have to create a new port first, which
does NOT have to be done when the printer is shared. So I think my question
was relevant as the OP didn't tell us how this "network" printer is
connected.
Add a network printer 
Linear Mode
