Canon i560 via network

Exact same problem as what?

Guessing here...... because of lack of usable information provided...

Have you tried connecting the Canon to the Vista PC and installing it
locally, then removing it to its original connection on the XP PC and
changing the location on the Vista PC to \\XPPX\XPPrinter.... where XPPC is
the shared name of the XP PC and XPPrinter is the shared name of the Canon
printer?

Info required to answer in more depth...

How is the Canon connected to the XP PC? Is it connected locally via USB or
are you actually using a Print Server... Note: An XP and Vista PC CANNOT be
a Server, Windows Server 2000, 2003 and 2008 are Server operating systems
which support unlimited connections. XP and Vista are workstation operating
systems, with limitations of 5 or 10 maximum simultaeous connections. If
you are using a Print Server, what is assigning the TCP/IP address to the
printer? What is the make/model of the print server? Does it have the
latest firmware? Is it supported by Vista?

Can the Vista PC 'see' the files and folders on the XP PC... ? Are they in
the same Workgroup? Is the printer correctly shared (if connected to the XP
PC) and the shared name of the printer 12 characters or less with no spaces
and no illegal characters?

There are at least a dozen or more questions I could ask, but let's start
with those first.
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> I have the exact same problem as anyone else. (printer server on XP
> (32)) and Vista (64) as a client. Doesn't work
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Hey, sorry for the lack of info, thought there wasn't more to add than
what the topic said.

the answers to your questions:
HAVE YOU TRIED CONNECTING THE CANON TO THE VISTA PC
No, I haven't. I will try this now. What do you mean by changing the
location on the Vista PC? Like changing computer name to that of the
printer server's name, or manually find the printer?

HOW IS THE CANON CONNECTED TO THE XP PC?
USB to a Windows XP Home Edition, stripped and optimized for "server"
stuff.

CAN THE VISTA PC 'SEE' THE FILES AND FOLDERS ON THE XP PC... ? ARE
THEY IN
THE SAME WORKGROUP?
Yes, for me this printer works for all the XP's in the house, and also
my 32bit Vista laptop. It's only my 64bit vista that doesn't work.


Cari \(MS-MVP\);4149427 Wrote:
> Exact same problem as what?
>
> Guessing here...... because of lack of usable information provided...
>
> Have you tried connecting the Canon to the Vista PC and installing it
> locally, then removing it to its original connection on the XP PC and
> changing the location on the Vista PC to \\XPPX\XPPrinter.... where
> XPPC is
> the shared name of the XP PC and XPPrinter is the shared name of the
> Canon
> printer?
>
> Info required to answer in more depth...
>
> How is the Canon connected to the XP PC? Is it connected locally via
> USB or
> are you actually using a Print Server... Note: An XP and Vista PC
> CANNOT be
> a Server, Windows Server 2000, 2003 and 2008 are Server operating
> systems
> which support unlimited connections. XP and Vista are workstation
> operating
> systems, with limitations of 5 or 10 maximum simultaeous connections.
> If
> you are using a Print Server, what is assigning the TCP/IP address to
> the
> printer? What is the make/model of the print server? Does it have
> the
> latest firmware? Is it supported by Vista?
>
> Can the Vista PC 'see' the files and folders on the XP PC... ? Are
> they in
> the same Workgroup? Is the printer correctly shared (if connected to
> the XP
> PC) and the shared name of the printer 12 characters or less with no
> spaces
> and no illegal characters?
>
> There are at least a dozen or more questions I could ask, but let's
> start
> with those first.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
> www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "Tecfan" <Tecfan.3l3and.TakeThisOut@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > I have the exact same problem as anyone else. (printer server on XP
> > (32)) and Vista (64) as a client. Doesn't work
> >
> >
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