Vista Can't print to a networked printer

Jason · External Since: Mar 31, 2006 Posts: 151

I have a laptop running Vista Business 32-bit version, a PC running XP pro
and an HP PSC 750 printer hooked up to the xp machine and networked to the
vista laptop.

The Vista machine can see the printer but when I try to print nothing
happens, no warnings or anything, the print job seems to dissapear.

I have tried the trick where you set up the printer on the Vista machine as
a local printer then change the port to \\computer name\printer name but when
I click on the ok button to add the port access is denied.
I have administrator privlidges on both machines, if that makes any
diffrence, but I stll can't print to the networked printer.

Please help me.
Thank you very much for any advise.

Jason

AMD64 · External Since: Feb 18, 2007 Posts: 1

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Maf-Kees · External Since: Jan 27, 2007 Posts: 11

"Jason"
>I have a laptop running Vista Business 32-bit version, a PC running XP pro
> and an HP PSC 750 printer hooked up to the xp machine and networked to the
> vista laptop.
>
> The Vista machine can see the printer but when I try to print nothing
> happens, no warnings or anything, the print job seems to dissapear.
>
> I have tried the trick where you set up the printer on the Vista machine
> as
> a local printer then change the port to \\computer name\printer name but
> when
> I click on the ok button to add the port access is denied.
> I have administrator privlidges on both machines, if that makes any
> diffrence, but I stll can't print to the networked printer.
>
> Please help me.
> Thank you very much for any advise.
>
> Jason

You can try setting it up as local on lpt 2 or 3 and
using cmd with "net use lpt3 \\computer\printer"

Worked for me,

MK

Gunny · External Since: Aug 30, 2009 Posts: 1

This solution also worked great for me. After words, I right clicked on
computer, selected properities, and selected Advanced system settings. From
the System Properties window, select Environment Variables tab and enter the
net use command in either the user or system window which ever best fits your
situation.

PJ

"Knut Knutsen" wrote:

> Hi
>
> Thank you, that solved the same problem for me ! Smile

>
> But is there a way to exec that command during startup?
> (like autoexec.bat)
>
> Regards
> Knut
> Norway
>
>
> "cimons" <cimons.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i melding
> news:BAB19F81-D844-4B5A-B784-F9E79268D89E@microsoft.com...
> > That was a sweeeet fix -- I wasn't the originator of this entry/question,
> > but
> > had the same exact problem -- worked like a charm, was doing a little
> > dance
> > when she worked!!
> >
> > "Maf-Kees" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Jason"
> >> >I have a laptop running Vista Business 32-bit version, a PC running XP
> >> >pro
> >> > and an HP PSC 750 printer hooked up to the xp machine and networked to
> >> > the
> >> > vista laptop.
> >> >
> >> > The Vista machine can see the printer but when I try to print nothing
> >> > happens, no warnings or anything, the print job seems to dissapear.
> >> >
> >> > I have tried the trick where you set up the printer on the Vista
> >> > machine
> >> > as
> >> > a local printer then change the port to \\computer name\printer name
> >> > but
> >> > when
> >> > I click on the ok button to add the port access is denied.
> >> > I have administrator privlidges on both machines, if that makes any
> >> > diffrence, but I stll can't print to the networked printer.
> >> >
> >> > Please help me.
> >> > Thank you very much for any advise.
> >> >
> >> > Jason
> >>
> >> You can try setting it up as local on lpt 2 or 3 and
> >> using cmd with "net use lpt3 \\computer\printer"
> >>
> >> Worked for me,
> >>
> >> MK
> >>
>