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| 761823 | 2009-04-02 10:34:00 | Hey guys having problems trying to set up my laptop to print over the wireless. usb printer is wired to XP Home desktop pc, which in turn is wired to our router. mum's XP Pro laptop is wirelessly connected to router. a few months back I managed to set that laptop up to print over the wireless connection, it wasnt hard to do, and it even prints if the desktop is turned off (something I didnt think it would do). now I'm trying to set up my laptop (Vista home premium) to do the same, but it just doesnt wanna work. I cant see the printer on the network, I cant even see the desktop computer at all, only my own laptop and mums laptop. i've spent the last hour and a half trying all sorts of weird ways of trying to get it to work, searching online, and trying some more ways. all without any success. someone please help! thanks! |
Sam Bos (12456) | ||
| 761824 | 2009-04-02 10:46:00 | Firstly, have you joined your new laptop to the workgroup? | Blam (54) | ||
| 761825 | 2009-04-03 00:13:00 | First, make sure you are connected on the same workgroup as the XP machine that has the printer. Second, make sure you have network discovery turned on in the Vista Network and Sharing center. You may need to change your network type to a (private network) if it says it is on a (public network). Third, find and install the correct (vista) printer driver. You can get this from the printer manufacturer's website. After this, when you go Start > Network you should be able to see the desktop PC, and if you double click it's icon, you should see the shared printer. If you can't see the desktop PC in the network browser, try typing "\\computer name" (minus quotes) into the address bar, where computer name is the name of the desktop that has the printer attached. If you can see and access the Desktop PC, it's time to add the printer in Vista. Go Start > Control Panel and click the Printer link under Hardware and Sound. Click Add a printer. Follow the onscreen instructions to get network printing working. |
Sherman (9181) | ||
| 761826 | 2009-04-04 05:44:00 | ok that sounds pretty straight forward. how do i make my laptop part of the work group? and once i do, does that mean that I will be able to see everything on the desktop computer from mine? coz if thats the case then I'll do the same for mums computer too. coz at the moment we can only see the 'Shared' folders. cheers, Sam |
Sam Bos (12456) | ||
| 761827 | 2009-04-04 06:13:00 | ok i figured out how to change the work group name. so i did that on all 3 computers, downloaded and installed the print drivers to my lappy, but now if i go into Start > Network, I can see all 3 pc's but when i double click on them it comes up with a window that says "windows cannot access \\oem-computer (thats the name of the desktop) and same happens when i try opening the one for mum's laptop. whats going on? | Sam Bos (12456) | ||
| 761828 | 2009-04-04 06:16:00 | Easiest way - Open System - press the Windows + Pause key ( or click start and type in system - then select it from the results.) Once open click on Change Settings (www.imagef1.net.nz) then click on the Change button (www.imagef1.net.nz) - and type in the workgroup that XP is on. You will get a message saying welcome to (your workgroup Name) and prompted to reboot. Reboot and when it starts you will now be in the same workgroup. As long as the printer on XP is shared, open printers - add a printer - networked printer - browse for it and select it. Follow prompts through. Edited: are any folders or printers shared on the XP Computers ??? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 761829 | 2009-04-04 06:33:00 | Do you have any antivirus/firewall installed? | Blam (54) | ||
| 761830 | 2009-04-04 08:06:00 | sweet i think i've sorted it. i checked Comodo on the desktop pc and it had something in the network list that was blocked, so i un-blocked it and i was then able to access the desktop from my computer. i was also able to access mum's laptop again, but I dont get why changing the firewall on the Desktop would have affected that? but I'm not complaining, coz it works! :) | Sam Bos (12456) | ||
| 761831 | 2009-04-04 08:57:00 | The firewall may have been blocking the protocol or the required ports to share files. | Blam (54) | ||
| 761832 | 2009-04-04 09:43:00 | When working with firewalls you have to allow the address range of the router through - other wise it is doing whats its told - blocking. | wainuitech (129) | ||
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