Wireless Printing - Comments Page 4

I have Vista on a hp laptop running wirelessly to a linksys router hardwired to a desktop running xp. The printer is a 952C hp. I followed your directions,selected the (network printer) on the laptop but the laptop "finds no printer". what now?

I have Vista on a desktop computer with wireless internet using a netgear router, and hardwired the hp 1210 printer to it. Now i'm trying to wirelessly print to that printer from my Windows XP laptop. I shared the printer on the vista computer and went to 'add printer' on the laptop, but no printer shows up. Also, would it be a problem if the vista has an administrator password on it?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Have you checked to see if workgroup names match? Also try using the same admin user/pw on both machines.

will all printers share? I was told by HP that the 952c is not capable of printer sharing.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I can't see why not, unless they specifically wrote the drivers to prevent it. And that doesn't seem like a smart move. Give it a try...

I have a new Compaq Presario C571NR notebook computer running under Windows Vista Home Premium. As with every other new version of Windows, I am finding that things that I used to be able to do with no problems are now impossible to achieve.

I have a Lexmark 1200 series printer attached to a desktop computer, which is, in turn, connected via cable to a wireless router. We have two notebook PCs -- the one I just mentioned, and a Dell Inspiron 5150 running under Windows XP and connected wirelessly to the router. Tonight I was able within 5 minutes to connect the Dell to our printer, print out a test page, and my wife has been able to print things with no trouble at all. Unfortunately, the same is not true for me, using the latest and greatest operating system from Microsoft. Windows Vista cannot find the printer at all. Typing in the correct location and name ( \\Nick\Lexmark1 in my example ) also gives me bupkis. What do I need to do to get something to print???

EDITOR'S NOTE: It seems that Vista really wasn't ready for prime time... My advice: Upgrade from Vista to Windows XP.

Maybe Vista is why my 952C will not share. Has anyone been able to share printers on Vista?

I have one newer computer, a Sony PCG-K35 with Windows XP, and one old printer, an HP 812c Deskjet. Can you tell me how I can achieve wireless printing without having a desktop and network?

EDITOR'S NOTE: If your printer is not plugged into a computer, then it must be plugged into a network router. I don't know of any way to print wirelessly without a network.

If the printer is attached by cables into my desktop (therefore, it is in no way a wireless printer), are there still ways that I can print from my wireless laptop through either my desktop or my wired printer? Hopefully this makes sense.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, that's exactly what the article explains. Your wireless laptop can connect to your desktop via your network and print on the desktop's printer.

I had been successfully printing wirelessly from my old laptop (running XP) via the network until I connected my new laptop running Vista home premium. The HB Photosmart C4180 printer is connected to the desktop which in turn is connected to the wireless router. Now I can't print wirelessly from either of the laptops. I think there may be an XP/Vista conflict but HP simply say my printer model won't work on a wireless network and I need a wireless print server. They haven't explained how I managed wireless printing before installing the new laptop! Network Magic is unable to resolve this issue. HELP.........

Hi Bob. I went through everything until the browse in your last step. The laptop can find the desktop name (GEORGE) under MSHOME but the printer name isn't shown. It only "browses" halfway and gives errors when I manually type in the printer name. $50 to you if you can figure this out. I'm serious. I've wasted 5 hours today on this.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Spend the $50 on some ethernet cable... some of these wireless networking problems are just too maddening.

Bob, I've been trying and trying without success. My stuff: Dell desktop with Windows XP Home, D-Link wireless router, Dell A940 printer wired to desktop via wireless router, Dell laptop with Windows Vista. Is there an XP/Vista conflict that blocks the print command from the laptop to the printer?

I have a wireless home network set up, I use network magic. I have a laptop hard wired, a brand new pc hard wired, and an old pc that is wireless, it has a printer. I want to know what I can do to remove the printer from a PC and make it totaly wireless.. what can I do ??

EDITOR'S NOTE: You'll need a printer that can connect directly to your router, either via network cable or wireless. Not all printers are networkable, check the manual.

My desktop is hooked up to two printers, I have wireless and a laptop. Can I have access to both printers via my wireless laptop?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sure. Just make both printers SHARED on the network, then any computer (laptop or not, wireless or wired) can use them.

I have a desktop computer running Windows 2000 Pro which is direct connect to 2 printers (Samsung & Lexmark) and also connected to a D-Link router. My laptop Dell/Vista cannot print wireless to the printers, I've disabled all Anti-virus, etc. I'm also using Network Magic, no luck.

EDITOR'S NOTE: You didn't say, so are the printers designated as Shared? Also, if you connect the laptop via network cable, can you print?

I followed all the steps but it's not working. I use a Sony Vaio that runs on Windows Vista. My printer is a hp deskjet 845c. I have a wireless router (linksys). Any suggestions?

EDITOR'S NOTE: What computer is the printer connected to?

I have hp3100 all in one printer which is attached to Dlink wireless router with print server but I cant print wirelessly from my laptop with Vista ultimate.However I can print fine when I attach the printer with a USB cable.

Any brilliant ideas to make this work..?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Maybe disable your firewall on the laptop?

It was VERY easy to se up the printer to print from a wirless laptop. Thanks for the info!!

I used to print from my wireless laptop to my HP DeskJet G85 until I installed a newer version of Netgear. Now I don't know why I can't print wirelessly. I followed all the proper steps again but with no luck. My printer is hooked up to my desktop. The Netgear is hooked up to my desktop properly. Please help. Thanks!!!

EDITOR'S NOTE: You'll have to poke around in the router setup options ... maybe a firewall is blocking you.

I followed all the steps, and when I try to print the document from my laptop(Toshiba with Windows Vista), it says sending to printer, but then nothing happens. My hp deskjet 3420 printer is connected to a desktop computer running Windows XP, and I have a Linksys router. What should I do?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Maybe the Vista firewall is blocking you. Try turning it off.

I got all until the last step..My Toshiba laptop detects my computer (Caffreyn) but does not display my lexmark printer...what now?

just can't do it... just got a brand new fancy printer, its shared, and i'm on a wireless network. i'm on my Computer right now, my printer is connected to my computer. my laptop just can't find the dang printer!!

EDITOR'S NOTE: You marked the printer as Shared? Is there a firewall in the way?