Hey,
I'm using vista and I'm trying to connect to my mom's computer because it has the printer on it. There seems to be some odd issue between Vista and XP. Here's a basic scenario:

1) I go to explorer and type in \\MBST005 which is my mom's computer, XP Media Center
2) The shared docs/printers come up and I double click the printer that is shared and what everyone uses.
3) I get "Access Denied"
4) I try to open a shared folder and it works. I can save, open, create and delete files.

Has ANYONE who uses a shared printer able to use vista to connect? Anyways, the next option is buying a "real" network printer (one with an ethernet card) so that way we can all connect using that method since I know it works 100% no problem.

Thanks

[N]F

You're not the only one. If you're administrator, then it works. Else, it won't.

xboxrulz

i have been successfully able to connect my vista pc to a shared printer on XP. thats was connected straight up, no changed settings at all!

as xboxrulz said you have to be an administrator, i was an admin when i successfully connected to the printer so that is most probably true!

good lukc
-jimmy