XP to 7 Printer sharing

[rsmobley85]

I have tried redoing it using the existing port, and it just sits there saying its loading the driver for over an hour, So I stopped, rebooted, and did it again and it still locks up saying its loading the driver but never did load,

This is driving me nuts, Im still having to use the old laptop to print my business papers.

I can see the printer on the network and it says its installed just fine, I checked all the computer names and printer share names and its all good, even the remote access tech at lexmark went in and check, said every thing is good to go.they couldn't figure it out either. Just keeps telling me, Cannot Communicate with the Printer.


Sharon

 

[antscozz]

Followed Jimbo's advice = 1/2 way there

Need help with Jimbos post on page 1:
I've posted on this before but to share Printers attached to XP computers with either X-64 or X-32 versions of Windows 7 is SIMPLE. These instructions are for the Printer attached to the XP machine (but works in reverse as well).

("Stand alone" Network printers can be done slightly similarly BTW).

assume the computers are call XPMACHINE and W7MACHINE.

1) Ensure Printer on XP machine is shared - assume it's called SHAREDPRINTER.

2) On the Network Browsing on your Windows 7 machine ensure you can "See" the Printer share.

Now on the Windows 7 machine do the following (doesn't matter if it's X-86 or x-64).

3) Control Panel==> add LOCAL (Yes LOCAL) printer. I know it's on a Network but hold your horses -- what we are actually doing is "Poodlefaking" the Windows 7 machine into thinking it's running the printer.

4) Create NEW port==>Local port

5) Portname is \\XPMACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER

6) Now Windows 7 will load a driver and you'll be able to print on the XP machine.

I completed this and now the print job is sent but blank pages are spit out. I tried about 25 different print drivers (the printer is a lexmark x7170) and got the same results with any driver I tried .... arrggghhh.

 

[marsworth75]

great fix

Followed your instructions and it worked like a charm.
Thanks,

 

[bor10]

instructions worked perfect for me as well, no problems at all.

 

[scandalxk]

Jimbo45, thanks for your very clear instructions which worked perfectly.

scandalxk

 

[Idrees Mayar]

Hi,

I am trying to connect 4100N Printer which is shared in windows XP Pro OS, It shows the printer but while i am trying to connect it searches for driver but couldn't find the driver for windows 7 even I did installed driver from HP website for windows 7 but still it asks for INF file.

If someone helps on that will be really appreciated.

Thanks,
IM

 

[gkesseru]

Acces problem when printing

I went through all of these solutions but none worked. I still had access Denied problems on my XP laptop when trying to print on my new W7 PC with printer. Problem turned out that the W7 installation created an new workgroup called WORKGROUP. I changed the workgroup name to the name that my home network already had and the Access Denied problem went away. I next had to delete all old printers on the laptop and just access the printers, which reloaded the drivers.

 

[Old Mick]

Jimbos fix almost worked for me, but here is the rest

I have Canon iP4200 on a XP machine shared on a home network. Just purchased a new Win 7 laptop, needed to access printer on the home network like we did with the previous vista laptop.

Jimbo's fix got me to where the print job would show up on the XP machine but would show an error in the queue. Tried everything. Found another thead where the guy just changed the shared as name and it all worked. So in the properties, under the sharing tab, with the "Share this printer" button on, the next entry is "Share name:". I just changed that to something different than the default which is the actual printer name from the XP machine. He says it forces the Vista (in my case Win7) machine to load the drivers itself instead of trying to pull them from the XP machine.

Not sure of the details, after changing the shared as name, did a standard network printer install and all seems well... for now!

Good Luck!

 

[ovityons]

Hi Mods
Maybe you can make this a sticky -- often comes up and I posted a solution yesterday which works.
..............extract from previous post .....
Hi there
I've posted on this before but to share Printers attached to XP computers with either X-64 or X-32 versions of W7 is SIMPLE. These instructions are for the Printer attached to the XP machine (but works in reverse as well).

("Stand alone" Network printers can be done slightly similarly BTW).

assume the computers are call XPMACHINE and W7MACHINE.

1) Ensure Printer on XP machine is shared - assume it's called SHAREDPRINTER.

2) On the Network Browsing on your W7 machine ensure you can "See" the Printer share.

Now on the W7 machine do the following (doesn't matter if it's X-86 or x-64).

3) Control Panel==> add LOCAL (Yes LOCAL) printer. I know it's on a Network but hold your horses -- what we are actually doing is "Poodlefaking" the W7 machine into thinking it's running the printer.

4) Create NEW port==>Local port

5) Portname is \\XPMACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER

6) Now W7 will load a driver and you'll be able to print on the XP machine.

Simple

(For a "Network stand alone printer") at 4) chose TCPIP port
and at 5) enter the IP address.


If the printer is on the W7 machine and you want to print on the XP machine then do the same instructions on the XP machine --
port name in this case will be \\W7MACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER

Cheers
jimbo

I have tried those instructions but I still can't get 32 bit XP SP3 workstation to print to a Dell AIO 922 printer on a Windows 7 64 bit.

My office has a Dell AIO 922 Printer USB attached to a new Dell workstation which has Windows 7 64 bit, this replaced and old windows 2000 workstation. The Windows 7 Machine can print to the 922 printer just fine, The printer is shared on the network and the other workstations which have XP 32bit can't print to the Dell AIO 922 printer. They can see the printer on the network.
I tried installing as a local printer on the XP workstation and setting the local port to be the network path to the printer, still will not print. I get no errors when I add the printer to the XP computer, it just will not print. I get a communication error. I have the same user ID and password on both workstations. File sharing is working between the Windows 7 and the XP workstations.

Can anyone provide assistance with this issue.

Thanks.

 

[Phoneguy787]

I just registered to say thank you. I spent literally hours downloading drivers, messing with settings, reading various forums. I was ready to just give up and just plug into the printer every time I needed to print. Then I come across this. 4 steps and I'm printing. Why couldn't this have been the first forum I read? Thanks again.

 

[PhilR1957]

Hi Mods
Maybe you can make this a sticky -- often comes up and I posted a solution yesterday which works.
..............extract from previous post .....
Hi there
I've posted on this before but to share Printers attached to XP computers with either X-64 or X-32 versions of W7 is SIMPLE. These instructions are for the Printer attached to the XP machine (but works in reverse as well).

("Stand alone" Network printers can be done slightly similarly BTW).

assume the computers are call XPMACHINE and W7MACHINE.

1) Ensure Printer on XP machine is shared - assume it's called SHAREDPRINTER.

2) On the Network Browsing on your W7 machine ensure you can "See" the Printer share.

Now on the W7 machine do the following (doesn't matter if it's X-86 or x-64).

3) Control Panel==> add LOCAL (Yes LOCAL) printer. I know it's on a Network but hold your horses -- what we are actually doing is "Poodlefaking" the W7 machine into thinking it's running the printer.

4) Create NEW port==>Local port

5) Portname is \\XPMACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER

6) Now W7 will load a driver and you'll be able to print on the XP machine.

Simple

(For a "Network stand alone printer") at 4) chose TCPIP port
and at 5) enter the IP address.


If the printer is on the W7 machine and you want to print on the XP machine then do the same instructions on the XP machine --
port name in this case will be \\W7MACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER

Cheers
jimbo

Thank You So Much... My daughter got a new laptop for xmas. My wife says what good is it without internet? I get a router and play around. We have DSL on our Family Room Desk Top.
1) Hook up The Wirless Router on the (Windows XP) Desk Top.
2) Able to run the (Windows XP) Desk Top in the Bedroom, And Print.
3) Able to run my yougest daughters Lap top with (Windows XP), And Print.
4) Tried for a week, and coulden't Print From mine, or my daughters Lap Top running Windows 7. Used you solution, and we were up and printing in about 20 Minutes. Thank You So Much!

 

[gwmos]

Printer Sharing

Jimbo45; I followed your instructions. After Step 5, I click OK and recieve a "Access is Denied" message. A HP LaserJet 2200 printer is connected to a XP computer and it is shared. The printer is visible on the Windows 7 computer and the printer is useable from other Vista and XP computers in the Workgroup.
I will appreciate any further recommendations.
Thanks,
Bill

 

[Argonaut]

Accessed Denied message - poss work round

Got an alternative work round for those of you that have got the 'Accessed Denied' message when trying to use the local port work round.

As I'm a new Windows 7 user and have found this forum a great help, I thought I should share this possible alternative with you all.

I got the 'Access Denied' on my wife's laptop running Vista, when trying to connect to the printer hosted on my new installation of Windows 7 on our main machine.

In desperation I opened the network window on the Vista laptop to see if the printer was showing up as a shared device, it was. So, just for the hell of it, I picked up the icon for the printer from the network window and dragged it into the printers window.

It worked! The printer was recognised and the drivers installed automatically (they were already on the laptop, due to previous shared printer when the main machine was running Windows XP).

Try it if all else fails, though you might need to have the printer drivers handy, if you've not previously installed them.

 

[duhmel]

Yea it works!!

I wish to add my thanks - after screwing around for weeks I used this workaround and it worked right away. I had been in a catch-22, I couldn't load the HP3055 x86 driver onto my Windows 7 machine because it wasn't just an INF file ..... and if I loaded it onto the XP machine it wouldn't associate it with the network printer. I am grateful that this alternative works but I assume that there should be a way to correctly load the driver per the MS instructions.

 

[Argonaut]

Yea it works!!

Hi Duhmel,

Brilliant that this worked for you too.

It suggests to me that all's well with printer sharing in the guts of Windows 7 BUT not in the user interface/final part of actually sharing it.

If the 'drag and drop' approach works for you and others, it might make sharing across a network less painful an experience!

 

[flipghc]

Thank you for this solution, it worked for me too after I picked a Windows 7 printer driver that was for a printer "like" my very old XP system printer.

 

[JZW]

Print Sharing / Windows 7 and XP

Jimbo45 - thank you very much for the detailed instructions. I have a W7 computer with a printer. I am trying to print from a XP computer. Following your instructions I was able to add the printer but I am still unable to print- I receive a Communication error that the XP computer cannot talk to the printer. When I go to the XP Network places the printer for the W7 does not show. I can however look at files on the W7. On the W7 machine if I go to Network Places and click on my W7 machin I can see the printer as well as the public Users folder. Could you provide some additional support please ?

 

[jplouis]

XP to win7 printer sharing

Hi Jimbo45

I have followed your steps below - however at step 2 I can not see my printer share on my XPMACHINE from the win7 machine - I can however see the TVersity Media server on this machine - I can also mount file structures from this XPMACHINE to the win7 computer

How do I get to "see" the printer driver on the XPMACHINE from win7 - yes the printer is shared [works for non win7 machines] and both computers share the common workgroup name MSHOME.

Any help much appreciated

Thanks

jplouis

Hi Mods
Maybe you can make this a sticky -- often comes up and I posted a solution yesterday which works.
..............extract from previous post .....
Hi there
I've posted on this before but to share Printers attached to XP computers with either X-64 or X-32 versions of W7 is SIMPLE. These instructions are for the Printer attached to the XP machine (but works in reverse as well).

("Stand alone" Network printers can be done slightly similarly BTW).

assume the computers are call XPMACHINE and W7MACHINE.

1) Ensure Printer on XP machine is shared - assume it's called SHAREDPRINTER.

2) On the Network Browsing on your W7 machine ensure you can "See" the Printer share.

Now on the W7 machine do the following (doesn't matter if it's X-86 or x-64).

3) Control Panel==> add LOCAL (Yes LOCAL) printer. I know it's on a Network but hold your horses -- what we are actually doing is "Poodlefaking" the W7 machine into thinking it's running the printer.

4) Create NEW port==>Local port

5) Portname is \\XPMACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER

6) Now W7 will load a driver and you'll be able to print on the XP machine.

Simple

(For a "Network stand alone printer") at 4) chose TCPIP port
and at 5) enter the IP address.


If the printer is on the W7 machine and you want to print on the XP machine then do the same instructions on the XP machine --
port name in this case will be \\W7MACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER

Cheers
jimbo

 

[emirbud]

Appreciation

Thank you Jimbo45!!! Your solution worked perfectly for me. I have HP 610c printer connected to my XP machine, and I followed your solution to share it with my Win 7 64 bit machine. Worked like a charm. You're the man!

 

[pb77447]

Jimbo 45, you are the man

I have recently bought a Dell Inspiron loaded with W7, it is networked to a Dell Dimension running XP through a Linksys WRT160N Router. Connected to the XP machine I have a HP Photosmart C4480 and a HP Color Laserjet CM1015. After some poking around and hair pulling I got the C4480 printing from the W7 machine. No matter what I tried I could not get a functional driver, downloaded from the HP web site, to load on the W7 machine in either the X32 or the X64 format.
I tried the method you posted, PFM, it worked immediately, loaded the driver obviously from the XP machine and printed a test page all in less than 5 minutes. Thank you.