printer sharing

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...

I've got a deskjtop and a laptop and a DLink router. they were all linked happily a couple of years ago and still have their ip addresses. The desktop is hard-wired to the modem. the laptop has a wireless link. I've just upgraded both machines to windows 7 and am trying to link them. Windows...

Hello, I am trying to figure out how to install the driver for Windows7 for my HPLJ1100, I have it shared across the network properly, Windows7 finds it, but then has no idea what the driver for it is, and doesn't prompt me with a set of pre-installed drivers, ala Windows XP did. I have...

As title. I have two computers which is connected with cross over cable. Before I activate ICS to share internet connection, I managed to make two computers in a homegroup where they can share files and printer etc. After that, I bridged my 2 LAN cards, and activate the ICS. In my bridges LAN...

Hi, I have 3 computers, W2K Server, 2 x Windows 7 64bit (laptop and desktop). From the laptop I can access the C$ share on the 2k server. From W2kServer I can access the C$ share on the laptop From Desktop Windows 7 I can access the C$ share on both server and laptop But I cant access the...