My Cam and my Printer are both unusable with Vista.[moved from vista]

[xarzu]

My Cam and my Printer are both unusable with Vista. But I have an idea for a solution. I put my old computer on a network. I know that this is hwo they use printers at work. I assume I can do the same at home. Can I do the same sort of thing with my cam?


For the printer, here are my results from the printer's manufacturer:
http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/down...od=Lexmark+X125
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...no/lexmark.jpg

I am sure I can set up the printer via a network but I do not know how to go about doing this. How does one set up a network?

For the cam, here my results from looking for answers from the cam's manufacturer:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/480/3383&cl=gb,en
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/Athono/cam.jpg

I am told that the camera possess the neccessary hardware/software in order to be accessed over a network. Someone recommened, however, that I can purchase a multi-card reader and this will somehow help me. Does anyone know about this?

[crankshaft]

I was going to have my PC upgraded from windows XP to Vista but was advised against it. My computer guy said that Vista is not compatable with many things which may be what you have run into with your Cam and Printer. I would suggest going back to the windows XP. It has everything most anyone would use on a daily basis.

[xarzu]

Originally Posted by crankshaft

I was going to have my PC upgraded from windows XP to Vista but was advised against it. My computer guy said that Vista is not compatable with many things which may be what you have run into with your Cam and Printer. I would suggest going back to the windows XP. It has everything most anyone would use on a daily basis.

I am not giving up just yet.

I found a program that allows me to use the cam over a network. This http://www.webcamxp.com/home.aspx is way cool.

Now the first thing to do is to set up a network. The Vista Online Help had a lot of information I did not need because already I have two machines connected to the internet by way of a router. It seems difficult to go through this information and know what I do need to do and what I do not need to do. So here I am. I have found out what the IP address is for the two machines and they are both connected to the same internet connection by way of a router. Now what? How do I make them see each other?

[johnwill]

Have you tried the XP drivers for the printer? Some XP printer drivers will function for Vista.