Please help. Just trying to print to a shared Vista printer

[tenover]

I have a totally up-to-date PC running Vista, with a new HP photo printer attached to it. No problems on that end. I simply want to be able to print to this printer from my new MacBook, but have had nothing but problems when trying to add it. It keeps asking for a username/password, and no matter what I put in there, it does not accept it. I've found some other posts on the Internet about this and it seems that no one can figure it out??? I can't be the only person who wants to print from a MacBook to a shared Windows printer.......Please help.

 

[cwa107]

I have a totally up-to-date PC running Vista, with a new HP photo printer attached to it. No problems on that end. I simply want to be able to print to this printer from my new MacBook, but have had nothing but problems when trying to add it. It keeps asking for a username/password, and no matter what I put in there, it does not accept it. I've found some other posts on the Internet about this and it seems that no one can figure it out??? I can't be the only person who wants to print from a MacBook to a shared Windows printer.......Please help.

Are you using an Internet security suite on your Vista PC? Have you checked the firewall settings to ensure that printer sharing is allowed?

 

[vp0219]

Has anybody figured this out? I just had to replace an xp machine with a vista home premium machine and now i cant print to it from my macbook. I had the same issue as the op and have tried a bunch of various tips on the internet. Anyone have this successfully working? Please post soon!

 

[tenover]

Yup....When I get home this evening I'll dig out my notes and post to this thread the fix that worked for me...MAN was that frustrating!

 

[czzchen]

it's simple, leopard print to a vista shared printer

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hey guys, to everyone who struggling print to a vista shared printer from you leopard, here is a link after a serious digging out.

http://rareexample.ca/2008/03/26/pri...vista-printer/

thanks to the anonymous contributor. anyway, this is the best 100% working method.

but one thing I did learn today, a network printer is different to a shared printer. **** this, if you google, google for a vista shared printer. then you're half way done. (a network printer refers to a printer has its own IP, and can be hooked up with a wired/wireless router regardless what machine you're using on your network, correct me if I'm wrong)

cheers, mate, you will be appriciated the method list in the link, works just in 3 minutes.

at last. got it figured out. hooray!!!!!!!!!!!