Network Printer does not work on laptop

Lots of things to check--Are you sharing the printer on the vista computer? File and printer sharing turned on? Vista firewall and Network & Sharing Center allowing the laptop to access the printer? Is the desktop turned on? Do both computers have the right wireless passwords and members of the same workgroup? XP computers default workgroup is MSHOME, while Vista's is Workgroup. Change the XP computer's group to Workgroup or a workgoup name you pick. Computer names must be different, but workgroup names should be the same.

Thanks forthe response.

1. I am sharing a printer that is attached to the Vista computer.

2.The file and priner sharing is turned on.

3. The VISTA firewall is on,but the exception "file and printer sharing"  is checked.

4.  Both computers have same and correct wirless passwords and both use a workgroup labeled as MSHOME.  (In addition, when I am in the "network sharing center" on the VISTA computer, and I view the "full map"  I can see the entire network - including the gateway and including both the VISTA desktop and XP laptop that are connected wirelessly to the gateway.)

5.  The computer names are different.

When I am on the XP and I browse for a shared printer on the network,nothing comes up.

Any other ideas?  Thanks -  Jeff

What about file sharing? can you see and access files and folder between the two computers?

I am having similar problems I think.

I have an Visat desktop sharing a printer on my network.

My Win7 (Dell Inspiron 1545) laptop won't print on the shared printer. When I try and link it, it sees my desktop AND the printer but won't finalze the setup. I get the following error message

operation failed   0x0000000d

I havwe the Win7 driver and firmware on the printer, and my other comuters have no problem. Kodak (printer) customer support says it's a Dell issue. Does anybody know anything about that?

I have confirmed I CAN share files between the computers. Just cant print from the Win 7 Laptop.

Thanks

Here are the links that might help.

File and Print Sharing in Vista (Thanks to mombodog)

Sharing a printer through a wireless network

and

Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP

Rick

No-  I cant see shared files either

Jeff

If you cannot even see files and folders between the two systems it will never share a printer.

Using THIS link that Pudgy One provided earlier lets get at least file sharing set up. I think once that happens then printer sharing should just fall into place.