re: unable to connect to shared printer Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:16 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by C K (6910 messages posted) Yes, download the driver from HP. The MS drivers rarely enable all of the printer's features. Typically, the MS drivers are there until or unless the manufacturer updates/releases a driver for the printer. It's just to get it functioning with basic settings and features. If that doesn't work, then it means that there may be a permissions problem. Make sure that file and print sharing are installed/enabled on the laptop. After a reinstall or recovery, it typically won't be.. If none of that works, it will get more complicated. Written in response to: re: unable to connect to shared printer (grm: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 8:25 pm) Responses to this message: re: unable to connect to shared printer (grm: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 12:54 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] unable to connect to shared printer (grm: Wed, Nov 18, 2009, 1:50 pm) re: unable to connect to shared printer (C K: Wed, Nov 18, 2009, 2:21 pm) re: unable to connect to shared printer (grm: Wed, Nov 18, 2009, 8:25 pm) re: unable to connect to shared printer (C K: Thu, Nov 19, 2009, 9:16 am) re: unable to connect to shared printer (grm: Thu, Nov 19, 2009, 12:54 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum