Airport express PC issue

rosslyn · rosslyn #1 (**permalink**)

06-12-2010, 05:42 AM

Hi,

I have airport express which provides the whole house with wireless internet access with a usb printer connected to it that we can happily print to via wireless from our 2 macbooks.

Now i have a windows xp machine with a wireless card that can access the internet via my airport express, i also have a laptop windows 7 that can also can access the internet via my airport express.

Now neither of these window devices cannot connect or even see my printer, any one got any ideas please, as its driving me nuts.

Cheers

bobtomay · bobtomay #2 (**permalink**)

06-12-2010, 07:21 AM

You need to install the printer on the windows machines.

Download the latest package from the printer manufacturers site and follow the directions for installing.

rosslyn · rosslyn #3 (**permalink**)

06-12-2010, 10:20 AM

Hi,

The print driver is installed. also, i forgot to mentioned i have an attached hard drive to the airport express the windows machines cant see that either

bobtomay · bobtomay #4 (**permalink**)

06-12-2010, 10:45 AM

Here's a walkthrough I found for XP.

Printing from a Windows XP PC to a printer attached to an Airport Extreme Base Station or Airport Express

rosslyn · rosslyn #5 (**permalink**)

06-12-2010, 10:47 AM

Thanks i will try this?

rosslyn · rosslyn #6 (**permalink**)

06-12-2010, 11:49 AM

Hi,

Thanks for that its worked for my printer but what about the Hard drive that is attached to the airport express that my mac can access via wireless but not the windows machines, any ideas on that.

Thanks

Rosslyn

bobtomay · bobtomay #7 (**permalink**)

06-12-2010, 12:10 PM

2nd half of this article lists a couple of ways to do it.

AirPort: How to mount an AirPort Extreme USB hard disk volume in Mac OS X and Windows

Sorry, don't have an express and I use a D-Link rather than my Extreme for all of these duties.

IvanLasston · IvanLasston #8 (**permalink**)

06-12-2010, 02:22 PM

Unfortunately a hard drive isn't really supported for use with Airport Expresses
Uses for the USB port of Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express
Many people haven't gotten it to work with Macs or PCs so I would say you are lucky to get it to work with the Macs.

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rosslyn #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 12, 2010 Posts: 7	06-12-2010, 05:42 AM Hi, I have airport express which provides the whole house with wireless internet access with a usb printer connected to it that we can happily print to via wireless from our 2 macbooks. Now i have a windows xp machine with a wireless card that can access the internet via my airport express, i also have a laptop windows 7 that can also can access the internet via my airport express. Now neither of these window devices cannot connect or even see my printer, any one got any ideas please, as its driving me nuts. Cheers
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rosslyn #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 12, 2010 Posts: 7	06-12-2010, 10:47 AM Thanks i will try this?
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rosslyn #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 12, 2010 Posts: 7	06-12-2010, 11:49 AM Hi, Thanks for that its worked for my printer but what about the Hard drive that is attached to the airport express that my mac can access via wireless but not the windows machines, any ideas on that. Thanks Rosslyn
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IvanLasston #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 26, 2010 Location: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado Posts: 2,116 Mac Specs: 1.8 GHz i7 MBA 11" OSX 10.8.2	06-12-2010, 02:22 PM Unfortunately a hard drive isn't really supported for use with Airport Expresses Uses for the USB port of Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express Many people haven't gotten it to work with Macs or PCs so I would say you are lucky to get it to work with the Macs.
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