Connecting Windows Vista Desktop & Windows XP Laptop

**valencia** · 10-28-2009, 04:41 PM

Hi,everyone

I have a Dell desktop with Vista and a dell laptop running XP. I am attempting to permit laptop to share DeskJet 990cse printer, but when I go to add printer on laptop and choose network printer and browse for printer it cannot locate it. I have permitted printer sharing on desktop.

**allister135** · 10-28-2009, 04:42 PM

Hi,

Can you ping both ways by IP address? By computer name?

**valencia** · 10-28-2009, 04:45 PM

Yes, I can ping both. The only trouble I have is observing the printer attaching to internet well.

**Alan Knott** · 10-28-2009, 04:46 PM

Hi,

The Workgroup names are most likely different as Vista is "workgroup" and XP Home is "Mshome" make them both same and you will possibly see it.

**valencia** · 10-28-2009, 04:47 PM

Both are named Workgroup.

**allister135** · 10-28-2009, 04:48 PM

On Vista does the XP appears in Start - Network? If so do you notice the printer? Can access files?

**valencia** · 10-28-2009, 04:49 PM

No, XP doesn't shows.

**allister135** · 10-28-2009, 04:52 PM

Let's take a look at, for both PCs, ...

Start, Run, CMD, OK to open a command prompt:
Type the following commands:
nbtstat -n
IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and pick Select All, then press Enter. Paste the results in a message here. If needed make use of a text file and detachable media to copy results to a PC with internet access.

**valencia** · 10-28-2009, 04:52 PM

The printer is attached to desktop running vista. I am attempting to permit to laptop to be able to use similar printer.

**allister135** · 10-28-2009, 04:54 PM

Vista will not share files, and printers, if as a minimum one user account on it and on remote PC are password protected.

Other than chance that no user accounts on either machine is password protected, or probably a non-Windows firewall or security suite on the Vista.