How to Connect to a Network Printer Using XP From a Wireless Laptop Using Vista

If you want to take full advantage of a wireless Internet connection you should look into the potential to print to a local printer without the hassles of wires. Thankfully, setting up the link between a laptop running Windows Vista and a wireless printer is a rather straightforward task. Establish the link and quickly get back to your normal printing tasks.

Instructions

1. Click the "Start" menu on the laptop running Windows Vista and select "Network."

2. Allow Vista to search for available computers connected to a shared wireless printer, then double-click the name of the computer on which the wireless printer was first installed.

3. Right-click on the printer icon to which you wish to connect and select "Connect." Windows Vista will automatically connect your laptop to the wireless printer. Once the process is complete you can now print wirelessly to the printer.

Tips & Warnings

• The printer and the computer running XP must both be powered on in order for the laptop to search and connect to the printer.

References

• "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft Windows Vista"; Paul McFedries; 2007