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johnwill · 04-29-2008, 08:10 AM

I find with some printers and Vista, I have to connect the printer locally to the machine, install the drivers and get it working first. Then I move the printer to the desired machine and create a new port local in the printer properties to connect to the networked printer.

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johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,752 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Printer Sharing between XP and Vista I find with some printers and Vista, I have to connect the printer locally to the machine, install the drivers and get it working first. Then I move the printer to the desired machine and create a new port local in the printer properties to connect to the networked printer. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience