XP & VISTA Printer sharing problem

[Toko]

The office has 3 XP desktops that access the internet through a Telkom router and they print to 2 printers hosted on the same PC(XP desktop) but they also have a VISTA laptop that can browse the other computers and see the printers but not print to them.

Anyone know how to let VISTA use the XP hosted printer?

 

[killadoob]

have not figured this one out myself

hopefully someone knows because i have the same problem

 

[Toko]

Just found this

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

Choose Add 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 computernameprintername ie. My computer's name is "DeepSpaceNine" and the printer name is HPLaser6L so I typed in DeepSpaceNineHPLaser6L

Now... press cancel. (yes press cancel !)

Choose Add a local printer (what ... again ? Yes again.. I told you this is a great workaround)

Press Next choose your just created new port.
Choose your printer from the list.

from http://www.vandersluijs.nl/index.php/en/Tech-Talk/Vista-cannot-connect-to-XP-printer-share.html

Gonna go try it as soon as the power at the customer's office goes back on.

 

[AirWolf]

Just found this

from http://www.vandersluijs.nl/index.php/en/Tech-Talk/Vista-cannot-connect-to-XP-printer-share.html

Gonna go try it as soon as the power at the customer's office goes back on.

Have to tried it yet?

 

[kronoSX]

Its easy,there is a wizard for that..lol

 

[dabouncer]

Get a usb jetdirect, make it IP based. You should not be print sharing from a machine, maybe a server but not a machine.