Appreciate the response, but here's my problem:

When I look to add to a printer it goes through the "Add Printer Wizard" then it wants me to identify the printer ?? But the printer is connected to my desktop computer and I want to connect to this printer by using the wireless on my laptop. The printer is HP Officejet R40.

Your thoughts, please.

Thanks,

Don

Message Edited by esquire on 11-04-2005 10:01 AM

Great, I'm glad it is working for you.  But, do you see the potential problem in this, especially for someone who may not be as aware of what this is doing?   IP addresses can and do change with dhcp, especially as computers are added to or removed from the network and get turned on/off in different order.  When your network printer stops working, just remember how you set it up.  When I give advice, I try to make sure my advice will not cause problems in the future.  All I am asking is that you do the same.

Steve

I just recently puschased and insperion laptop with windows 7 installed.  I have an HP PSC 950 connected to my laptop and can see the network from my laptop.  When I try to install the printer if says that it cannot find the driver for it.  I previously had a laptop using XP and had no problem doing this.   Any suggestions on how to connect through the network to a printer on another computer would be great.

Load the software that came with the printer on every computer you want to use that printer with and make it the default printer. Also make sure the share printer is checked in the main computers network and sharing in the control panel with no password needed.

lillhouse,

Is this a wireless printer?

How is the printer connected to your computer?

Did you try the drivers for the HP PSC 950 from HP's website?

Did you allow the printer past your firewall?

Try reading these links if you're using the printer on a host computer.

Sharing a printer through a wireless network

File and Print Sharing in Vista (Thanks to mombodog)

Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP

Rick