I'm trying to "Add a Printer" .....

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I have an Intel iMac using VMware Fusion & Windows XP, SP 2. I have a Canon MX870 printer operating on Wireless network. The Mac side works but the Windows side quit working and I can't seem to get it back.

I'm trying to "Add a Printer" in Control Panel on Windows side by keying in an IP address for the printer.

Where would I get this IP address from?

Thanks for help.
 

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Not familiar with that specific Canon model but others I have used store the IP in with other settings. On the 990 it is in Settings>LAN Settings>Wireless or something along that line. It might also be in yourrouter's DHCP client list.
 

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I have an Intel iMac using VMware Fusion & Windows XP, SP 2. I have a Canon MX870 printer operating on Wireless network. The Mac side works but the Windows side quit working and I can't seem to get it back.

What has changed on the Windows side? When running from within Fusion (virtual machine) it uses your OS X settings for wireless and printing. You can not setup a printer or other device the same as you would if you were running Windows stand alone.

Did you make a backup of your XP virtual machine? Fusion has an option to do that.... if you did make a backup (snapshot) just revert back to when it was working. Otherwise, try setting up the virtual machine for XP once more.
 

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