Vista printer network

I was pulling out what little hair I have left trying to get this printer on xp to print from the new laptop though the network. You made this so much easyer. Thanks again :. Thank you so much. My network printer was working slow but working until a couple of days ago when it requested a driver update wich I tried to no avail. I came upon your post and tried the local port thing Moreover, the performance trouble is now gone Thanks again!

Great work on figuring that one out. It seems simple now that I did it, but I have been frustrated by not being able to print from my new Vista laptop for about 2 months already!

Thanks a bunch! My install CD came with a network printer driver option, but I couldn't get it to work until I changed the port like you suggested! I am having a related problem, although, judging from other web posts a tougher one - any help would be appreciated - here goes Other information: Two other XP computers can connect to this print server and it works great. Also downloaded latest printer driver for the Brother printer. After printer configuration, test page will not print.

Even disable the firewalls on Vista - still no luck. Question: what am I missing? Has anyone solved this problem? I have not made any recent changes that I know of , but both computers are set up for auto update.

When I try to add the printer as a network printer, when I browse, I can see the printer under the PC which it's plugged into , but when I try to connect, it says "Connecting to Epson Stylus on other computer " and it never actually connects. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Microsoft Online Services TechCenter. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums.

Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows Vista Printing. For hardware-specific issues, please use the Windows Vista Hardware forum. Sign in to vote. Thursday, November 8, PM. Hello, Thank you for your post! Before we go in-depth into the problem you encounter, please let me know: 1. Tuesday, November 20, PM. Hello, As this thread has been quiet for a while, we assume that the issue has been resolved.

This is referring to a normal printer that is not network enabled. To see how to connect a network printer or a wireless network printer please see more information about how to add network printing. Now days a printer will come with wireless networking capabilities or at the very least an Ethernet port to easily connect to your home network. This tutorial is for a printer without any of these options available.

Luckily you can now buy a network printer ready to connect to your network, however if you are trying to make use of an older type printer this tutorial can be helpful. My name is Milica Pantic but everyone calls me Mitz. Hope you enjoy my website and learn everything you need to know in an easy to understand way..

Tips4pc Youtube Channel. These directions are great but I was unsuccessful in connecting to a printer on a WinXP computer from my Win7Pro computer. Any suggestions? Again the problem exists. It says:windows can not connect to the printer. The server print spooler service is not running. Please restart the spooler on the server or restart the server machine.

Can anyone tel me the steps? I found your information regarding adding a shared printer on a Windows XP computer. Your example regarding printer name, etc. Well done. Great information, and easy to follow, I used both instructions, adding my existing printer to a network and sharing the network. I am in college and my son just started, we have two desktops and a recently purchased net-book.