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blockie

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It was my understanding that the availability of printers to programs in XP Mode would be seamless, This morning I tried to print from WordPerect 12 installed in XP Mode and there were NO printers I tried Quattro PRo and Microsoft Word, all in XP Mode, with the same results.
Cannot remember if I was ever able to print in XP Mode as I put it in only a couple of weeks ago. And. YES, these programs were installed while I was in XP Mode.
 

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Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus
OS
W7 Ultimate
CPU
2.2 bh Intel Core i3-2330M
Motherboard
Asustek Computer Inc. P53E 1.0
Memory
4MB
Graphics Card(s)
On Board
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
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Screen Resolution
1366 X 768
Hard Drives
ST9500423AS
ST2000DM USB Backup Drive External
Been playing with this thing all day.Discovered that one of my printers was a shared printer in XP Mode. Also found out that if I used it in XP Mode it was unavailable in W7. Then I discovered that if I turned integration off the printer was no longer shared but then could be attached.Then I found out that the printers must be attached each time the virtual machine starts in XP Mode. That is unsatisfactory.
It would be nice if someone gave me some info regarding using printers in XP Mode rather than me fumbling around and not knowing if the printers can really be seamless or not.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus
OS
W7 Ultimate
CPU
2.2 bh Intel Core i3-2330M
Motherboard
Asustek Computer Inc. P53E 1.0
Memory
4MB
Graphics Card(s)
On Board
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
On Board
Screen Resolution
1366 X 768
Hard Drives
ST9500423AS
ST2000DM USB Backup Drive External
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