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reaching a network printer in a home network

Started by cobre , Jan 20 2011 10:25 PM

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#1 cobre

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Posted 20 January 2011 - 10:25 PM

New windows 7 Home Premium desktop that can print when the printer is directly connected but can't print when the printer is connected to an XP pro pc. It can see it but we're getting a "driver cannot be found on the network" flag.

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Posted 20 January 2011 - 10:39 PM

When the printer is connected to the XP machine can the XP machine print to it?

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Posted 21 January 2011 - 11:33 AM

Are you connecting these computer's?

Have you tried Compatibility mode in W7?

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Posted 21 January 2011 - 05:33 PM

There isn't any problem using the printer whether it's directly connected to the w7 or the xp machine.

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Posted 21 January 2011 - 05:36 PM

I've turned on discovery and have killed network passwords. What is the compatibility mode? I don't remember that from the multitude of forums I've visited, the hours spent with the computer manufacturer or the two guys that were beta testers at Microsoft before hiring on with us. PHEW!

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Posted 21 January 2011 - 05:37 PM

Forgot to say ... it's a wired LAN.

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Posted 21 January 2011 - 07:09 PM

I omitted a key word in my previous question. "How are you connecting these computers"?

So this is a hard wired connection.

The following information may help you.

How to run Compatibility Mode.

To open the Program Compatibility Wizard go to Start> Control Panel> Programs. Click on Use an older program with this version of Windows.

Follow the instructions in the wizard.

If you cannot install a program, insert the installation disc for the program and, using the wizard, browse to the program's setup file, usually called Setup.exe, Install.exe, or something similar. The wizard is not designed to work on programs that have an .msi file name extension.

To change compatibility settings manually for a program, right-click the icon for the program, click Properties, and then click the Compatibility tab.

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