How to Get Vista to Use a Printer on XP
Sharing between Vista and XP can be a headache.
First, disable both firewalls to see if your computers can see each other. Start, Run, Command, IPCONFIG to see what the IP address is for each computer...something like 192.168.1.x, probably. Then, from the command window, run PING 192.168.1.x (with x being the appropriate number for the other computer).
Make sure both computers are in the same 'Workgroup'. Vista defaults the name to Workgroup, XP defaults to MSHOME.
In Vista, Add a Printer.
USE LOCAL, not network. I know. It's stupid. Trust me, it works.
Keep all the default settings, but name the local port: \\xpcomputername\printername
Follow the rest of the 'Add Printer' wizard.
Your Vista machine can now see and print to the printer on the XP box!
Linda - http://how.best-free-information.com - The "How" Blog
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