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From: Sleepy on 30 Oct 2009 17:01


"Ingvald44" <noone(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> OK if you go to control panel, open Network and Sharing Center, click
> "advanced sharing settings", check "turn on file and printer sharing"
> if not already checked.
>
> Under Start menu, open "Devices and Printers"
> Right click on your printer
> select "Printer Properties"
> select "sharing" tab
> Check "share printer"
>

It was that easy on Vista but not on Windows 7 (or at least the 64-bit
version).
I think essentially I need to install 32bit drivers for this printer for
Windows 7 to share it with
32bit computers over the LAN and so far I've been unable to do that.

From: Sleepy on 31 Oct 2009 09:53


"Sleepy" <nospam(a)here.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Ingvald44" <noone(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:5f7me5pckm91ihv2e03151lid1rkcugpj1(a)4ax.com...
>> OK if you go to control panel, open Network and Sharing Center, click
>> "advanced sharing settings", check "turn on file and printer sharing"
>> if not already checked.
>>
>> Under Start menu, open "Devices and Printers"
>> Right click on your printer
>> select "Printer Properties"
>> select "sharing" tab
>> Check "share printer"
>>
>
> It was that easy on Vista but not on Windows 7 (or at least the 64-bit
> version).
> I think essentially I need to install 32bit drivers for this printer for
> Windows 7 to share it with
> 32bit computers over the LAN and so far I've been unable to do that.

yeah - essentially I need to install the x86 (or 32bit) drivers for this
printer on my PC
(Windows 7 64bit) but the drivers come in a self-installing exe that is
incompatible with 64bit and won't run.
Tried extracting the files manually with WinRAR and Universal Extractor but
that just gives me a
bunch of incomplete files e.g. CNB_3260.TB_ (which is useless)

Still no reply from Canon to my second email.

From: Porky Josling on 31 Oct 2009 16:09
On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:53:53 -0000, Sleepy wrote:

> "Sleepy" <nospam(a)here.com> wrote in message
> news:nvIGm.33933$MG6.27538(a)newsfe13.ams2...
>>
>>
>> "Ingvald44" <noone(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:5f7me5pckm91ihv2e03151lid1rkcugpj1(a)4ax.com...
>>> OK if you go to control panel, open Network and Sharing Center, click
>>> "advanced sharing settings", check "turn on file and printer sharing"
>>> if not already checked.
>>>
>>> Under Start menu, open "Devices and Printers"
>>> Right click on your printer
>>> select "Printer Properties"
>>> select "sharing" tab
>>> Check "share printer"
>>>
>>
>> It was that easy on Vista but not on Windows 7 (or at least the 64-bit
>> version).
>> I think essentially I need to install 32bit drivers for this printer for
>> Windows 7 to share it with
>> 32bit computers over the LAN and so far I've been unable to do that.
>
> yeah - essentially I need to install the x86 (or 32bit) drivers for this
> printer on my PC
> (Windows 7 64bit) but the drivers come in a self-installing exe that is
> incompatible with 64bit and won't run.
> Tried extracting the files manually with WinRAR and Universal Extractor but
> that just gives me a
> bunch of incomplete files e.g. CNB_3260.TB_ (which is useless)
>
> Still no reply from Canon to my second email.

Don't know if this will help.

http://www.sevenforums.com/virtualization/29711-32-bit-printer-driver-xp-mode.html
From: Sleepy on 2 Nov 2009 16:54


"Metspitzer" <kilowatt(a)charter.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:51:11 -0000, "Sleepy" <nospam(a)here.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys n gals
>>
>>I have a home network here of 3 PCs - mine was Vista Home Premium 32 - my
>>brother's still Vista 32 - my sister's Win XP 32.
>>I have a Canon iP4500 printer which I shared over the LAN (and it was easy
>>to do so) but I've upgraded to Windows 7 64bit
>>and setting up the printer sharing is a nightmare. I've emailed Canon and
>>they replied that the ip4500 is not a network printer (whatever that
>>means!)
>>and pointed me to a file download. No instructions were included so I
>>downloaded and ran the file but I see no difference at all - no extra
>>options and still no printer sharing.
>>
>>Obviously I've sent Canon and rather terse reply - I've got a camera,
>>printer and scanner from them and this is the first time Ive had to
>>trouble
>>them for help and this is the level of support I get!
>>
>>Can you guys help please?
>
> This is how I got Vista printing on an XP machine.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.periphs.printers/browse_thread/thread/f01b81b857c1585e/fc07b7bb29b61a17?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=metspitzer#fc07b7bb29b61a17

Thanks very much for all the help guys but I've finally given up and
reinstalled Vista. Got printer and file sharing going in 5 minutes easily.
I tried doing it from my machine with Win7 64bit and it simply wouldn't
accept the Canon 32bit driver because it came as self-installer that
wouldn't run
on a 64bit system. Approaching the problem from the other end - add Printer
and manually specifiy port threw up an error message that the server didn't
contain the correct driver. Canon were utterly useless - they gave a bog
standard reply to my first email which was worthless and when I replied with
even more detail they simply didn't reply. I even phoned Microsoft and spent
half an hour talking with a very pleasant Asian gentleman in Pakistan or
India who I constantly had to ask to repeat himself because I hadn't a clue
what he was saying.

The printer problem has been a real thorn but its not just that. I have a
Digital TV card and record programs (Emma, Defying Gravity, Have I got News
for You etc) and share them. The new Media Center (which I dont like at all)
records in MTV format which wont play back on my sisters XP machine so I'd
have to convert them manually to DVR-MS format which is a chore I just don't
need. Vista comes with Movie Maker which I can use to edit out the adverts
if I want to - with Windows 7 you have to download it separately from
Windows Live. I like to see at a glance what folders I have shared but with
Windows 7 they've taken that away by removing that icon.

So I'm back on Vista and wondering what to do about my �60 coaster.

From: Ingvald44 on 3 Nov 2009 14:57
On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:54:53 -0000, "Sleepy" <nospam(a)here.com> wrote:

>
>
>"Metspitzer" <kilowatt(a)charter.net> wrote in message
>news:ohlme59ianb4nn7ah23atr26behec0pner(a)4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:51:11 -0000, "Sleepy" <nospam(a)here.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys n gals
>>>
>>>I have a home network here of 3 PCs - mine was Vista Home Premium 32 - my
>>>brother's still Vista 32 - my sister's Win XP 32.
>>>I have a Canon iP4500 printer which I shared over the LAN (and it was easy
>>>to do so) but I've upgraded to Windows 7 64bit
>>>and setting up the printer sharing is a nightmare. I've emailed Canon and
>>>they replied that the ip4500 is not a network printer (whatever that
>>>means!)
>>>and pointed me to a file download. No instructions were included so I
>>>downloaded and ran the file but I see no difference at all - no extra
>>>options and still no printer sharing.
>>>
>>>Obviously I've sent Canon and rather terse reply - I've got a camera,
>>>printer and scanner from them and this is the first time Ive had to
>>>trouble
>>>them for help and this is the level of support I get!
>>>
>>>Can you guys help please?
>>
>> This is how I got Vista printing on an XP machine.
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.periphs.printers/browse_thread/thread/f01b81b857c1585e/fc07b7bb29b61a17?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=metspitzer#fc07b7bb29b61a17
>
>Thanks very much for all the help guys but I've finally given up and
>reinstalled Vista. Got printer and file sharing going in 5 minutes easily.
>I tried doing it from my machine with Win7 64bit and it simply wouldn't
>accept the Canon 32bit driver because it came as self-installer that
>wouldn't run
>on a 64bit system. Approaching the problem from the other end - add Printer
>and manually specifiy port threw up an error message that the server didn't
>contain the correct driver. Canon were utterly useless - they gave a bog
>standard reply to my first email which was worthless and when I replied with
>even more detail they simply didn't reply. I even phoned Microsoft and spent
>half an hour talking with a very pleasant Asian gentleman in Pakistan or
>India who I constantly had to ask to repeat himself because I hadn't a clue
>what he was saying.
>
>The printer problem has been a real thorn but its not just that. I have a
>Digital TV card and record programs (Emma, Defying Gravity, Have I got News
>for You etc) and share them. The new Media Center (which I dont like at all)
>records in MTV format which wont play back on my sisters XP machine so I'd
>have to convert them manually to DVR-MS format which is a chore I just don't
>need. Vista comes with Movie Maker which I can use to edit out the adverts
>if I want to - with Windows 7 you have to download it separately from
>Windows Live. I like to see at a glance what folders I have shared but with
>Windows 7 they've taken that away by removing that icon.
>
>So I'm back on Vista and wondering what to do about my �60 coaster.


You know you are correct... I tried sharing my printer on Win 7 64 bit
to an xp laptop. Permissions problem with homegroup, Win 7 only wants
to share with other win 7 machines.
Actually I just did it to see what the problem was. I only use
network printers here, no usb or parallel port connections. I truly
think that is the way to go anyway, printer always available without
any other computer turned on.
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