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<blockquote data-quote="cjcoops" data-source="post: 915482" data-attributes="member: 120920"><p>I have 2 possible solutions for you..... </p><p></p><p>My printer/scanner/copier was usb'd to my desktop XP PC, and then have XP laptop and now a new Macbook Pro ... and a time capsule.</p><p></p><p>Could and did setup the time capsule as the print server - connect printer to time capsule and install Bonjour to the windows pc's and very quickly and easily had a working networked printer (without need for any desktop PC to be running to use the printer). However, scanners don't work over network like this so..... took a step back to use it connected to desktop as before - which is what you're trying to do.... So :-</p><p></p><p>First one to try:-</p><p><a href="http://hackthemac.blogspot.com/2009/07/printing-from-macbook-to-canon-mp-800.html" target="_blank">MacBook Hacker: Printing from the MacBook to a Canon MP 800 over an XP Network</a></p><p></p><p>Note to use not the actual printer driver, but a 'Guten' print driver.... give this option a try. Looks like many found happiness with this... but not me, sadly. Will try it again... but was not too upset as i'd already found this other gem :-</p><p></p><p><a href="http://iharder.net/current/macosx/winmacprinter/" target="_blank">How to Use a Printer Attached to a Windows XP Computer in Mac OS X</a></p><p></p><p>This is a bit more longwinded, but not 'difficult' and WORKS..... was surprised. But for sure, if the first one abpve is giving trouble then just do this second option to get a prunter working - and you cna go back to the more 'elegant' way later.</p><p></p><p>Don't you love how Apple hid the advanced option in the printers window?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Coops</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cjcoops, post: 915482, member: 120920"] I have 2 possible solutions for you..... My printer/scanner/copier was usb'd to my desktop XP PC, and then have XP laptop and now a new Macbook Pro ... and a time capsule. Could and did setup the time capsule as the print server - connect printer to time capsule and install Bonjour to the windows pc's and very quickly and easily had a working networked printer (without need for any desktop PC to be running to use the printer). However, scanners don't work over network like this so..... took a step back to use it connected to desktop as before - which is what you're trying to do.... So :- First one to try:- [url=http://hackthemac.blogspot.com/2009/07/printing-from-macbook-to-canon-mp-800.html]MacBook Hacker: Printing from the MacBook to a Canon MP 800 over an XP Network[/url] Note to use not the actual printer driver, but a 'Guten' print driver.... give this option a try. Looks like many found happiness with this... but not me, sadly. Will try it again... but was not too upset as i'd already found this other gem :- [url=http://iharder.net/current/macosx/winmacprinter/]How to Use a Printer Attached to a Windows XP Computer in Mac OS X[/url] This is a bit more longwinded, but not 'difficult' and WORKS..... was surprised. But for sure, if the first one abpve is giving trouble then just do this second option to get a prunter working - and you cna go back to the more 'elegant' way later. Don't you love how Apple hid the advanced option in the printers window? Coops [/QUOTE]
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