Add a network printer

I found the following on a Google search of the problem. It worked for me:

I had the same problem. I found a solution. Logically it makes no sense to
me, but it worked so...

Go to Control Panel. Choose printer. Then choose Add Printer.

ChooseAdd a local printer. Click on Create a new port. The default in the
drop down box is Local Port. Do not change that. Click Next.

A dialogue box will appear asking for you to enter a port name. Type in the
\\computer name\printer name ie. My computer's name is basement and the
printer name is EpsonSty so I typed in \\basement\epsonsty

"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> 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?
>

Directly connected to the desktop machine which is running on XP.



"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "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?

You're right, it doesn't make sense to add a local printer, but I'll give it
a try.



"Patrick C" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>I found the following on a Google search of the problem. It worked for me:
>
> I had the same problem. I found a solution. Logically it makes no sense
> to me, but it worked so...
>
> Go to Control Panel. Choose printer. Then choose Add Printer.
>
> ChooseAdd a local printer. Click on Create a new port. The default in the
> drop down box is Local Port. Do not change that. Click Next.
>
> A dialogue box will appear asking for you to enter a port name. Type in
> the \\computer name\printer name ie. My computer's name is basement and
> the printer name is EpsonSty so I typed in \\basement\epsonsty
>
> "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?
>>
>