printer sharing

Hi Everyone I have been having a problem with my pc since I bought it a couple of months ago -- frequent blue screen crashes. It is a Win7 x64 system. I figured out that the crashes were usually caused when another computer was trying to access files over the network (I have a number of XP...

OK i have read other post and what i did i can see the files on XP compter belonging to win 7 but not able to find printer which are connected to xp on the win 7. First off, I had all printers connected to win7 which also has the router still. DO I need to remove the printers on win 7? My...

I have two machine an OS X Macbook Pro with OS X 10.6 and a desktop with Windows 7. I am sharing a printer thats on the Mac (which I don't want it there), and the Windows 7 desktop. As noted I don't want the printer on the laptop but, rather on the desktop, whereby therein lies the problem. I...

It was my understanding that the availability of printers to programs in XP Mode would be seamless, This morning I tried to print from WordPerect 12 installed in XP Mode and there were NO printers I tried Quattro PRo and Microsoft Word, all in XP Mode, with the same results. Cannot remember...

Hi, I have recentlyy got Windows 7. I have the computer connecting to our only other computer, a Windows Vista Machine fine, but every time I turn my new Windows 7 machine on, it asks for credentials. I do not use the network for file sharing, just printer sharing. Thanks in advance for your...

I have an ASUS EEE netbook running Windows 7 Starter and a Gateway 832M running XP Media Center Edition. An HP LJ 1200 is connected to the Gateway and a workgroup is set up to share the printer (and allow file sharing). A Dell laptop (running XP) sees the workgroup just fine and can transfer...

I VE NEVER SUCH PROBLEM LIKE THIS, MY FRIEND BRING TO ME HIS DAMN INTEL CONFIGURATION IT WAS SOME VIRUS INFECTION.....AFTER NEW INSTALL WIN7 I WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS INTERNET NEITHER TO USE NETWORK ALL I CAN SEE IS THIS:\" Unidentified network AND ACCORDING TO MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE I KNOW...

We have a peer to peer network with a standard linksys wireless router. I am sharing a printer connected to a desktop computer running xp home edition. Printer works from the desktop. My laptop with xp home edition prints to the shared printer with no problem. A laptop with windows 7 successful...

Suddenly can't connect Windows 7 machines to server 2003 R2 standard ... Hi ... OK - Weird one. I've been running W7 since first beta and using the same server as long (Windows 2k3 R2 upto date patching). I have 3 W7 machines and two XP machines. About two weekes ago my server rebooted...

OK, I have a slightly different symptom of the same problem - W7 talking to XP XP desktop wired net with printer W7 laptop - wireless net Dlink wireless router Both can access the inet neither see one another printer and file sharing enabled on both W7 cannot see printer on XP -- cannot see XP...

hi i have a windows 7 professional machiene and also a windows xp sp3 machiene professional. i have created a work grould called "WORKGROUP" and all computers are in the same workgroup. and named each computer as the following windows 7 pc name "WINDOWS-7-PC" and the laptop as "XP-Toshiba-Lap" i...

Trouble if you are out there.... I am trying to setup a network to share a printer on a Windows Vista Desktop. I have a laptop with Windows 7 and a Laptop with Windows Vista and using a TrendNet Wireless N Router. The only thing that I am worried about sharing right now is the printer. Here are...

Hi all, This is a question that everyone who has been around computers alot should know..however I am having a problem with it. I have never networked two or more computers together. I have a desktop with Win XP and a printer hard wired to it. This pc is also hardwired to my Linksys router. I...

I have my 7 cp connected to my xp pc and they are on the same work group. I can connect through windows media player but when i go under networks it is in media devices along with my xbox 360. how to i make it so i can browse shared folders and share printers? i have tried using this recourse...

Hi guys I'm new to this forum and I hope i didn't miss a solution to this in a search but... i see many ways to do this with home groups and such but i cannot use those solutions since this is a Domain network. I am trying to share a printer attached to a local PC on our domain network. It...

I found the real answer to the windows 7 additional printer driver problem for network sharing. It is in the name windows 7 names the printer. The INF file has it listed as a different name, there for it does not see it as a driver for your printer. You can change this in the INF file to match...

I just got a laptop with Windows 7 and am having trouble connecting it to my desktop (Windows XP) workgroup. I added the laptop to the workgroup and the laptop shows up in my Network places on the desktop but when I click on it, I get an error message saying the path cannot be found. Also, the...

Hi Windows 7 Fans: I just upgraded my Dell Desktop from Vista 32-business to Windows 7 Enterprise. I changed my password and now I can not connect thru my network to my Desktop from my Dell Vista Laptop. I have my files shared and network sharing & printer sharing enabled but now I can...

I'm not sure if this is possible, but I am looking for some help. I am currently living in a college dorm with a desktop and laptop. My desktop is connected to the wall and the laptop is getting it's connection from a wireless router located in the next room. When I create a homegroup on the...

I'm trying to setup file sharing between a Windows 7 and Vista. In Windows 7 I go to Network and Sharing Center > Advanced Sharing Settings and check Turn on Network Discovery and Turn on File and Printer Sharing, however whenever I click save settings it doesn't apply. I go back to Advanced...