XP to vista printer sharing stopped working - access denied

[Daniel Norman]

I have printer and file sharing enabled on a XP SP3 computer, and had a EPSON STYLUS DX6050 connected to this. I was able to access the files and the printer from my Vista Home Premium Laptop. However the printer broke and I had to get another one, which is a EPSON STYLUS SX400. I enabled printer sharing for this printer, but every time I try to connect to it I get a message saying access denied. I am still able to share files.

Why can't I access this printer when I could the other?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Daniel Norman wrote:

>
> I have printer and file sharing enabled on a XP SP3 computer, and had a
> EPSON STYLUS DX6050 connected to this. I was able to access the files
> and the printer from my Vista Home Premium Laptop. However the printer
> broke and I had to get another one, which is a EPSON STYLUS SX400. I
> enabled printer sharing for this printer, but every time I try to
> connect to it I get a message saying access denied. I am still able to
> share files.
>
> Why can't I access this printer when I could the other?

Did you install the Vista drivers for the SX400 on the Vista machine? If
not, try that.

Malke
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