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Title: connecting printer
Post by: tannerxyz@yahoo.com on January 09, 2010, 06:02:11 PM

Have an HP CP1518ni LaserJet printer connected via USB to a Windows Vista computer.
Set up the DIR-825 router and connected a Windows 7 home premium 64-bit laptop to the
network. Wireless internet to the laptop works fine, but when I try to add the HP Laser Jet
printer to the windows 7 laptop, it can't find a driver. But I downloaded the HP universal
driver and it doesn't see it.
Don't know how to proceed.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Tanner

Title: Re: connecting printer
Post by: rickm1350 on January 10, 2010, 01:34:17 AM

Did you turn on file and printer sharing on the Vista computer?  You have to share it before another computer can use it.

Title: Re: connecting printer
Post by: tannerxyz@yahoo.com on January 10, 2010, 11:01:22 AM

Yes the printer is shared. Does my problem have anyrhing to do with Windows 7 being 64-bit
and Vista being 32-bit?
Tanner

Title: Re: connecting printer
Post by: rickm1350 on January 11, 2010, 01:24:11 AM

that shouldn't make any difference. Just make sure you get the 64 bit drivers for your Win 7 machine.

Title: Re: connecting printer
Post by: joebedford on January 12, 2010, 07:23:24 AM

I have an HP printer on my hardwired desktop that my wireless Win 7 notebook can't use because there are no Win 7 drivers. Thanks HP.