| Subject: printer sharing on home network with different o/s |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 5/7/2008 3:00:03 PM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?Q2hhcmxlbmU=?= [Email Address Protection] |
My NEW "server" computer # 1 has Windows Vista Home Premium SP1/ 32 bit. I have a Brother MFC 8440 (multifunction printer/copier/fax/scan). It is directly (usb cable) hooked up to the server computer # 1. I have 2 other computers, on a home network, both using XP Pro. They are networked through a router, to my "server". They see the server and it sees them. They are the in same workgroup and the networking part seems to be ok. (I say this because I can access/share files among them. They also all work with another HP deskjet printer- no downloads or modifications were necessary there.) All was well, until I got the server computer # 1 with Vista. Now, since I recently hooked up the NEW server computer ( using Vista) , The server computer # 1 works fine with the Brother MFC but the other machines don't work with the Brother MFC. I assume this is because of incompatible operating systems. I thought the answer might be in downloading a Brother driver (which one and to which computer?) but cannot confirm this. I tried calling Brother tech support and Best Buy tech support (they sold me Vista computer) but no one really knows what to do. Someone suggested calling microsoft tech support (LOL). Can this be resolved with drivers, or configuring something somewhere or is it hopeless? No where can I find anything that says you can't mix vista with xp and share a printer. I am no techie, so please talk to me in simple, simple language. thank you1 Charlene |
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| Subject: Re: printer sharing on home network with different o/s |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 5/7/2008 4:20:43 PM |
| From: "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)." [Email Address Protection] |
Hi All in One printers are hard to share, under most circumstances only the printing would be shared. Try to install the printer through Win XP control pane add a network printer and provide it with the Brother XP drivers. http://www.ezlan.net/prtserver.html Vista File and Printer Sharing- http://www.microsoft.com/techn...evaluate/vista_fp.mspx Jack (MVP-Networking). "Charlene" <Charlene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:319521EF-2BDF-480D-B7E0-E57352B1F264@microsoft.com... > My NEW "server" computer # 1 has Windows Vista Home Premium SP1/ 32 bit. > > I have a Brother MFC 8440 (multifunction printer/copier/fax/scan). It is > directly (usb cable) hooked up to the server computer # 1. > > I have 2 other computers, on a home network, both using XP Pro. They are > networked through a router, to my "server". > > They see the server and it sees them. They are the in same workgroup and > the > networking part seems to be ok. (I say this because I can access/share > files > among them. They also all work with another HP deskjet printer- no > downloads > or modifications were necessary there.) > > All was well, until I got the server computer # 1 with Vista. > > Now, since I recently hooked up the NEW server computer ( using Vista) , > The > server computer # 1 works fine with the Brother MFC but the other > machines > don't work with the Brother MFC. > > I assume this is because of incompatible operating systems. I thought the > answer might be in downloading a Brother driver (which one and to which > computer?) but cannot confirm this. > > I tried calling Brother tech support and Best Buy tech support (they sold > me > Vista computer) but no one really knows what to do. Someone suggested > calling > microsoft tech support (LOL). > > Can this be resolved with drivers, or configuring something somewhere or > is > it hopeless? No where can I find anything that says you can't mix vista > with > xp and share a printer. > > I am no techie, so please talk to me in simple, simple language. thank > you1 > > Charlene > > |
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