Sharing printer on Home x32 to Pro x64. Can't.

[zedman]

Hello there,

I swear, I browsed the forum to find a solution for my problem, but maybe it is too evident, or I missed it somewhere...

I want to share my MP540 printer on a PC with W7 Home x32 to use it on my other PC with a W7 Pro x64.
The printer seems shared fine on Home x32 but I coudn't able to install it (nothing found when Pro x64 PC try to browse a shared printer on the network).
My network setup has nothing special. A simple router and it's done. Earlier (when both machine has XP x32, there weren't any problem (just clicked on the printer to share, and voila, the other PC found it, no need to change/click/setup etc. anything...
I found an option window on x32 to install some drivers (?) (where you can tick a "x64 ....blabla") but it needs some install disk (maybe .nfo files?) for the printer.

I have move the printer to my x64 PC, plug in it, and install went fine. So, both machine probably has the appropiate drivers...

But now I'm stuck.

Thanks any help!

 

[WalkerA WinTeam]

I have move the printer to my x64 PC, plug in it, and install went fine. So, both machine probably has the appropiate drivers...

But now I'm stuck.

Hi there zedman, sorry for the delay in getting to this.

So you were able to install the printer successfully on your Pro x64 PC - were you also able to share it with your Home x32 PC? If so, does that solve your problem even though it's backwards from how you originally wanted to do it?

Cheers,

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
Solution to sharing Printer between any X-86 / X64 combinations including Windows XP, W2K, W98 etc etc.

Search for my post in that thread -- it's about Nr 3.

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/7527-networking-printer-attached-win-xp-pc-win-7-a.html


Hi mods --I've posted this solution so many times perhaps you can "Sticky" it or move to a tutorial.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[WalkerA WinTeam]

Hi mods --I've posted this solution so many times perhaps you can "Sticky" it or move to a tutorial.

I second that. Might as well put the definitive answer right here on SF for the whole internets to see

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

 

[zedman]

Thanks all of you!

Actually, it was two W7, not an XP and a W7.

But whatever.

The problem was with the 'homegroups'. My W7x64 PC wasn't connected to the W7x32 PC's homegroup.

Buuh.. At last. It works now. W7x64 found the shared printer on my x32 PC.

Bye!

 

[Extensa]

Hi there
Solution to sharing Printer between any X-86 / X64 combinations including Windows XP, W2K, W98 etc etc.

Search for my post in that thread -- it's about Nr 3.

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/7527-networking-printer-attached-win-xp-pc-win-7-a.html


Hi mods --I've posted this solution so many times perhaps you can "Sticky" it or move to a tutorial.

Cheers
jimbo

Setting Up A Shared Printer for XP and Vista - Vista Forums

Heres a tutorial I wrote a while back with the same instructions

 

[WalkerA WinTeam]

Thanks all of you!

Actually, it was two W7, not an XP and a W7.

But whatever.

The problem was with the 'homegroups'. My W7x64 PC wasn't connected to the W7x32 PC's homegroup.

Buuh.. At last. It works now. W7x64 found the shared printer on my x32 PC.

Bye!

Glad you were able to get it figured out! Please mark this thread as 'Solved' when you get the chance EDIT: Thanks!

Homegroups, when they work properly, are *awesome*.

Cheers,

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

 

[chev65]

I agree that Homegroups works perfectly. When there is a problem with it it's always either a user error, hardware problem or third party software conflict such as AVG which breaks Homegroups on a regular basis.