Vista to printer on XP

Gday.
I have managed to get my Vista laptop networked to my XP PC and file
sharing etc is working fine...XP is connected to router by cable and
notebook(Vista) wirelessly....Tried to use printer connected to PC from
Vista notebook via network and access forbidden, I have set the printer to
be shared and still cant get it right. Printer is a HP deskjet840c. Any
idea what i am doing wrong?
Thanx in advance.

wrote:

> Gday.
> I have managed to get my Vista laptop networked to my XP PC and file
> sharing etc is working fine...XP is connected to router by cable and
> notebook(Vista) wirelessly....Tried to use printer connected to PC from
> Vista notebook via network and access forbidden, I have set the printer to
> be shared and still cant get it right. Printer is a HP deskjet840c. Any
> idea what i am doing wrong?
> Thanx in advance.

This is an old (but good!) printer and basic drivers are included in Vista.

Go to the computer to which the printer is connected. Write down the
computer name which you will get from Control Panel>System>Computer Name.
Now in Control Panel go to Printers. Find the printer in question, right-
click it and then left-click on Properties. Write down the Share Name.
[There should be no spaces in the printer's Share Name. If there are, rename
the Share Name.] Naturally you must have already set up File/Printer Sharing
on all involved computers and shared out the printer.

Now go to the remote computer to which you want to add the printer. Control
Panel>Printers>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
\\FullComputername\SharedPrintername

ex: \\mycomputer\HP840 (this is why you wrote down the computer and printer
names in the first step)

Click Next. Under the Manufacturers list, select the correct printer
manufacturer and the correct printer model from the Printers List. Under "Do
you want to use this printer as the default printer select "Yes" (if you
do!) and click Next. When asked to print a test page, select "Yes", then
Finish.

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

"Marcus L" <nowhere> wrote in message
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> Gday.
> I have managed to get my Vista laptop networked to my XP PC and file
> sharing etc is working fine...XP is connected to router by cable and
> notebook(Vista) wirelessly....Tried to use printer connected to PC from
> Vista notebook via network and access forbidden, I have set the printer to
> be shared and still cant get it right. Printer is a HP deskjet840c. Any
> idea what i am doing wrong?
> Thanx in advance.

Is your laptop running 64-bit Vista?

--

Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

SUCCESS.....................Thank you so very much mate.............
"Malke" <> wrote in message
news:eR$...
> wrote:
>
>> Gday.
>> I have managed to get my Vista laptop networked to my XP PC and file
>> sharing etc is working fine...XP is connected to router by cable and
>> notebook(Vista) wirelessly....Tried to use printer connected to PC from
>> Vista notebook via network and access forbidden, I have set the printer
>> to
>> be shared and still cant get it right. Printer is a HP deskjet840c. Any
>> idea what i am doing wrong?
>> Thanx in advance.
>
> This is an old (but good!) printer and basic drivers are included in
> Vista.
>
> Go to the computer to which the printer is connected. Write down the
> computer name which you will get from Control Panel>System>Computer Name.
> Now in Control Panel go to Printers. Find the printer in question, right-
> click it and then left-click on Properties. Write down the Share Name.
> [There should be no spaces in the printer's Share Name. If there are,
> rename
> the Share Name.] Naturally you must have already set up File/Printer
> Sharing
> on all involved computers and shared out the printer.
>
> Now go to the remote computer to which you want to add the printer.
> Control
> Panel>Printers>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
> \\FullComputername\SharedPrintername
>
> ex: \\mycomputer\HP840 (this is why you wrote down the computer and
> printer
> names in the first step)
>
> Click Next. Under the Manufacturers list, select the correct printer
> manufacturer and the correct printer model from the Printers List. Under
> "Do
> you want to use this printer as the default printer select "Yes" (if you
> do!) and click Next. When asked to print a test page, select "Yes", then
> Finish.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>

wrote:

> SUCCESS.....................Thank you so very much mate.............

Glad that worked for you. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ