XP printer sharing with W7 - Computing and Networks

Orbitalzone · 29-11-2009, 13:39

Windows 7 printer sharing users can you help?!

PC1 has XPsp3 and a printer connected via USB and is networked to modem/router. Printer is set to share, file/printer sharing on.
PC2 has Win7 Home premium, networked and can 'see' the printer on the XP pc and says it's connected, file sharing between pc's works fine. Both on same workgroup and connect to each other/online without issue.Moving files transfer between PC's fine.

When Win7 prints it spools but never gets printed, double click the spooled print job and an error message pops up, something like 0xx00320453052 (can't recall exact error as PC's in parents house)

Win7 Pc has Norton IS and is set to allow networking etc...yes I know it's Norton but it came free with the Dell)

So, anyone answer why the Win7 PC can see the printer but cannot print?

Suggestions welcomed, especially if they don't include 'Ditch Norton P.O.S' as to be honest it seems to work fine, remarkble but true.

I did see an article online that might be similar but yet to try this.

Thanks

TheBigM · 29-11-2009, 13:41

What model is the printer? Perhaps its print drivers don't work well under Win7?

Orbitalzone · 29-11-2009, 13:44

Sorry, HP 3820 (I believe) and W7 has the driver built in and loads it up when doing the 'search for network printer' and HP offer no seperate W7 driver and says to use the built in W7 driver (with basic support)

Hmm I wonder if that limited driver is the issue then?

Glaston · 29-11-2009, 16:49

The driver that ships with Win 7 is already likely out of date.

See if HP have a newer driver.
Auto download does not always seem to work with everything.

I had to download a new driver for my Canon printer.

Orbitalzone · 29-11-2009, 17:41

Sadly HP says no driver available and to use the Windows7 built in one....

I did find a webpage that says there's a trick to getting this to work as i linked above... I'll give that a try when next at parents.

chiller15 · 29-11-2009, 17:56

Sometimes you can trick Windows by installing the driver in Windows Vista SP2 Compatibility mode.

29-11-2009, 13:39	#1
Orbitalzone Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: East Sussex Services: SkyHD, PlusNet ADSL, Pointless Posts: 6,954 Posts: 8,430	XP printer sharing with W7 Windows 7 printer sharing users can you help?! PC1 has XPsp3 and a printer connected via USB and is networked to modem/router. Printer is set to share, file/printer sharing on. PC2 has Win7 Home premium, networked and can 'see' the printer on the XP pc and says it's connected, file sharing between pc's works fine. Both on same workgroup and connect to each other/online without issue.Moving files transfer between PC's fine. When Win7 prints it spools but never gets printed, double click the spooled print job and an error message pops up, something like 0xx00320453052 (can't recall exact error as PC's in parents house) Win7 Pc has Norton IS and is set to allow networking etc...yes I know it's Norton but it came free with the Dell) So, anyone answer why the Win7 PC can see the printer but cannot print? Suggestions welcomed, especially if they don't include 'Ditch Norton P.O.S' as to be honest it seems to work fine, remarkble but true. I did see an article online that might be similar but yet to try this. Thanks

29-11-2009, 13:41	#2
TheBigM Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: moon Posts: 7,057	What model is the printer? Perhaps its print drivers don't work well under Win7?

29-11-2009, 13:44	#3
Orbitalzone Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: East Sussex Services: SkyHD, PlusNet ADSL, Pointless Posts: 6,954 Posts: 8,430	Sorry, HP 3820 (I believe) and W7 has the driver built in and loads it up when doing the 'search for network printer' and HP offer no seperate W7 driver and says to use the built in W7 driver (with basic support) Hmm I wonder if that limited driver is the issue then?

29-11-2009, 16:49	#4
Glaston Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 442	The driver that ships with Win 7 is already likely out of date. See if HP have a newer driver. Auto download does not always seem to work with everything. I had to download a new driver for my Canon printer.

29-11-2009, 17:41	#5
Orbitalzone Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: East Sussex Services: SkyHD, PlusNet ADSL, Pointless Posts: 6,954 Posts: 8,430	Sadly HP says no driver available and to use the Windows7 built in one.... I did find a webpage that says there's a trick to getting this to work as i linked above... I'll give that a try when next at parents.

29-11-2009, 17:56	#6
chiller15 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Gender: Male Location: Liverpool Services: Sky+, VM 10Mb, Q6600, 4GB DDR2, 74GB Raptor, 8800GTX, X-FI Posts: 1,066	Sometimes you can trick Windows by installing the driver in Windows Vista SP2 Compatibility mode.