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Old 03-28-2010, 06:28 PM   #1
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Windows 7 to shared printer on XP?

I have a windows 7 computer and I an trying to print to a shared printer on a XP machine. The problem is that 7 does not have a print driver for the printer. HP gives a driver that will work with 7 and the printer but it is not the one that is for the printer. Printer is a Photosmart 7660. I am accessing the printer across a wireless home network.

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Did you follow the instructions from this page?

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...product=305364

As I read it, you should be able to use the driver built into Win7 for simple print functions. Just make sure both computers are in the same Workgroup and each has a unique name. Then open the Devices and Printers area of the Control Panel and select Add a Printer. The wizard should be intuitive from there.
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