Network Printing with Vista?

I have a Canon MP460 printer and am trying to print on a network. The network has a Windows XP Media Center 2003 computer and a Windows Vista Home Premium computer. The problem is, I can't print using the network. Every time I try to connect to the printer is says "Windows cannot connect to the printer. Access is denied." How do I get access? And, how do I connect? Also, how do I print?

Network Printing with Vista?
rubbish, you dont need a password- ;) Even an username with no spaces is good.





Go to (file) explorer, open your computer, see the c:/ then look under it and find your printer- Right click on it and then click sharing or properites.


Then click share and enable it to be seen on the network-


If you want, you can then specify who can use it. for example GUEST and leave password blank or add one-





Then on your other computer, to print- click print then choose printer (might have to add printer here)- browse for printers, then point to the windows network- you should see the printer there now and click that- it will install drivers on your remote computer and then connect.


Not 100% there but enough to get you started.





good luck.
Reply:Which computer is connected directly to the printer?





You will need to create a user with the same username/password on BOTH computers.





Yes, you do...if you're not in the practice of leaving your computer wide open to attacks, then yes, every user account has a password, guest and administrator are disabled...