You might want to read Sharing a printer through a wireless network Some thing to try there. Below is the standard procedure to install the printer. I have included the Vista 64-bit drivers you need. You'll need to run the patch on the Vista machine to completely remove the drivers from the computer, then restart the computer. When you unzip the Vista 64-bit drivers, it might just show you the contents of the folder. Right click on setup, left click run as administrator, then choose network and follow the instructions.
Please follow the instructions below and then tell me what happens..
Please make sure you have all Windows Updates, especially .net framework, (needed to run many applications) and the latest Java.
Disconnect your printer.
Download and run this patch (a MUST with Vista machines) to completely remove the printer from your computer. Run the patch until it prompts you to restart your computer.
Install the proper drivers. You'll be prompted when to connect your printer.
As for scanning, if you have the disk that came with the printer, then insert the Printer disk and stop it from running. Go to My Computer and double click on it. Look for the drive with the Dell disk in it. Right click on it, left click explore. Look for the OCR Folder. In the OCR Folder, there is an Abbyy Folder. right click on setup.exe, that's in the Abbyy Folder and left click run as administrator. This will install the OCR program.
Scanning
Scanning using USB connection, open the Dell All-In-One Center, click on scanning and copying and scan from there.
Scanning wirelessly, use the scan buttons on the printer.
If you already have the printer connected to the XP machine and it's printing, you have to allow for printer sharing.
On the Vista machine, you MUST run the patch to remove any drivers that were accidentally installed, then restart the computer. You should do THIS just to make sure that the XP and Vista machines communicate.
I would then install the Vista drivers I provided and install them on the Vista machine, choose network and tell it that it's connected to a host computer.
Tricky part, you'll have to get past the firewalls and security suites you're using. I know for file sharing, you need to have a jkessler14 account on both machines and identical passwords. Don't know if that's needed here or not. If all else fails, the try the FREE features in Network Magic
I have some knowledge but when I share my printer, I use a Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 so I don't have to go through all of this.
just for clarification, the procedures you list make it sound as if the printer is connected to the Vista machine. It isn't, it is connected to the XP machine. So do I perform these steps on the XP machine or the vista machine? Sorry for my confusion.
PudgyOne
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September 8th, 2009 08:00
jkessler,
You might want to read Sharing a printer through a wireless network Some thing to try there. Below is the standard procedure to install the printer. I have included the Vista 64-bit drivers you need. You'll need to run the patch on the Vista machine to completely remove the drivers from the computer, then restart the computer. When you unzip the Vista 64-bit drivers, it might just show you the contents of the folder. Right click on setup, left click run as administrator, then choose network and follow the instructions.
Please follow the instructions below and then tell me what happens..
Please make sure you have all Windows Updates, especially .net framework, (needed to run many applications) and the latest Java.
Disconnect your printer.
Download and run this patch (a MUST with Vista machines) to completely remove the printer from your computer. Run the patch until it prompts you to restart your computer.
Restart your computer.
Download the proper drivers
XP Drivers
Vista 32-bit Drivers
Vista 64-bit Drivers
All other drivers
Install the proper drivers. You'll be prompted when to connect your printer.
As for scanning, if you have the disk that came with the printer, then insert the Printer disk and stop it from running. Go to My Computer and double click on it. Look for the drive with the Dell disk in it. Right click on it, left click explore. Look for the OCR Folder. In the OCR Folder, there is an Abbyy Folder. right click on setup.exe, that's in the Abbyy Folder and left click run as administrator. This will install the OCR program.
Scanning
Scanning using USB connection, open the Dell All-In-One Center, click on scanning and copying and scan from there.
Scanning wirelessly, use the scan buttons on the printer.
Let me know what happens.
Rick
PudgyOne
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September 8th, 2009 09:00
jkessler14,
If you already have the printer connected to the XP machine and it's printing, you have to allow for printer sharing.
On the Vista machine, you MUST run the patch to remove any drivers that were accidentally installed, then restart the computer. You should do THIS just to make sure that the XP and Vista machines communicate.
I would then install the Vista drivers I provided and install them on the Vista machine, choose network and tell it that it's connected to a host computer.
Tricky part, you'll have to get past the firewalls and security suites you're using. I know for file sharing, you need to have a jkessler14 account on both machines and identical passwords. Don't know if that's needed here or not. If all else fails, the try the FREE features in Network Magic
I have some knowledge but when I share my printer, I use a Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3300 so I don't have to go through all of this.
Rick
jkessler14
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September 8th, 2009 09:00
just for clarification, the procedures you list make it sound as if the printer is connected to the Vista machine. It isn't, it is connected to the XP machine. So do I perform these steps on the XP machine or the vista machine? Sorry for my confusion.
jkessler14
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September 8th, 2009 10:00
Never mind it was my fault.
jkessler14
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September 8th, 2009 10:00
I get an error when attempting to extract the contents of the zip file for the must run patch. Is there an alternate method?