Vista cannot connect to XP printers

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I had a network with two PC's and a laptop, running XP. No problems sharing
files or printers. I got a laptop, running Vista, put it in the network. Same
workgroup. Can share files between PC's and laptops. Cannot add the XP
printers on the Vista laptop, keep getting " Windows cannot connect to the
printer. Access is denied. ". Can add printer directly to the Vista laptop
and the PC's and the other laptop can share that printer. WHATS UP DOC?
 
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Vista network configuration

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx

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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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I had a network with two PC's and a laptop, running XP. No problems sharing
files or printers. I got a laptop, running Vista, put it in the network.
Same
workgroup. Can share files between PC's and laptops. Cannot add the XP
printers on the Vista laptop, keep getting " Windows cannot connect to the
printer. Access is denied. ". Can add printer directly to the Vista laptop
and the PC's and the other laptop can share that printer. WHATS UP DOC?- Hide quoted text -
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Totally useless. As per usual, Microsoft expects the world to test
their stuff for them, and then spend years searching through endless
non-helpful and useless support documents, and then suprise everyone
with fix in a Service Pack.
 
Had the same problem. Mine was Norton Securaty Firewall; disable the Noton
Firewall or in your perhaps another Firewall, enable window Firewall thengo
through the file and printer sharing procedure. Worked for me
 
It's a place to start.

Did you disable the Norton Firewall successfully as the other person
suggested?

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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

start here

Vista network configuration

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base
here:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

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I had a network with two PC's and a laptop, running XP. No problems
sharing
files or printers. I got a laptop, running Vista, put it in the
network.
Same
workgroup. Can share files between PC's and laptops. Cannot add the XP
printers on the Vista laptop, keep getting " Windows cannot connect to
the
printer. Access is denied. ". Can add printer directly to the Vista
laptop
and the PC's and the other laptop can share that printer. WHATS UP
DOC?- Hide quoted text -
Click to expand...

- Show quoted text -
Click to expand...

Totally useless. As per usual, Microsoft expects the world to test
their stuff for them, and then spend years searching through endless
non-helpful and useless support documents, and then suprise everyone
with fix in a Service Pack.
Click to expand...
 
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