Windows 7 - sharing printer attched to x64 Vista machine with x86 XP machine

Asked By Mister Scary

04-Apr-10 01:16 PM

When I browse for a printer on the network I can see the workgroup, I can
see the PC with the printer, but I do not see the printer show up under the
PC in the Add Printer Wizard dialog.  This was easy for me back when there
were two machines running XP.

I have installed the x86 printer driver on the Vista machine.

Would this be easier if I upgraded the Vista machine to Windows 7?


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04-Apr-10 02:07 PM

Mister Scary;1250273 Wrote:

It would be helpful if you gave the printer make and model.


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04-Apr-10 10:24 PM

HP laserjet 1018


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05-Apr-10 06:28 AM

Hi,

Open the Network and Sharing Center in the Control Panel on the x64 machine.
Ensure that printer sharing is turned on, this will allow it to show through
the firewall.

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05-Apr-10 12:59 PM

The printer will not show up with a standard BROWSE function even if
printer sharing is on.

You have to manually key the path to the printer on the Vista Machine
(ex. - \\HOMEPC\Printer2) You must know the exact name assigned to the
printer by the Vista machine for it to be found by the network.

05-Apr-10 08:46 PM

When I try this I get a Windows dialog asking for a username and password to
access the x64 machine.
I have not set a username and password on the x64 machine.  Are you sure this
method works with Vista
Home Premium?
It seams like a server functionality.


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05-Apr-10 09:19 PM

It worked for my Windows Home premium x64 and two XP SP3 machines.  I
spent several months trying to figure out the problem, and getting the
login message

Also if you have left your Vista workgroup name as default you will need
to change the workgroup name on the XP machine to "Workgroup"  under My
Computer/Properties/network ID.

05-Apr-10 11:05 PM

Mister Scary;1250792 Wrote:

Are you running Vista pre SP1 by any chance?  If so, you may need to use
the work-around of creating a virtual port on the Vista PC.  Create a
virtual port for LPT1 on the Vista PC and set it to the name of the
shared printer (e.g. \\machinename\printer)


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