Threads Replies Last Post 23 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23   Can't Send Fax using Fax and Scan I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit version with all updates installed. I am using a Agere Win Modem. I can't send a fax using the fax and scan program. The "status" is always stuck on "pending." The fax never goes through, but I don't get any error messages. But I am able to send faxes without any problem using VentaFax. ... 4 12/30/2008 10:43:55 PM No Fax and Scan Capability in Vista Home Premium What was Microsoft thinking when they decided to omit fax and scan capabilities from Windows Vista Home editions of the new(?) operating system. I recently upgraded from XP Home Edition to Vista Home Premium for the security and usability benefits promoted by Microsoft. Now that I want to send a fax I find that this newer but somewhat dumber version of Windows has no such capability. ... 10 12/30/2008 8:21:41 PM Installing old Printers Newbie - I don't even have a Vista Computer, but one is arriving in a few days - Vista Ultimate My old XP computer drives two four year old printers - one HP all-in -one LaserJet and one Epson inkjet. When I installed these printers on the XP machine, each came with a CD with the installation software (drivers, manual PDF, etc..). I assume I now must get updated CD's or some other ... 7 12/30/2008 4:07:42 PM Problem sharing a printer with Vista and XP computers I have an HP LJ3030 all-in-one. For the past few years it has been connected directly to WinXP Home computer #1, but connected indirectly through a multi-port DSL modem connected to Computer #1 and also to my second WinXP Home computer #2. Worked fine on all three functions. Now I've acquired a new Vista Ultimate 64 bit computer, and wish to connect it as well. Here's what HP tec... 1 12/29/2008 11:58:00 PM Printing problem ::I would appreciate any help on this, I’m trying to connect my Vista laptop to a printer attached to a XP PC (this is using wireless), I can search on the laptop for the printer and it can see it, however when you click on it, the message “Windows cannot connect to the printer. Access is denied”, appears.:: :: :: ::I do have the correct drivers for the Vista laptop, and I have file and print sha... 1 12/29/2008 10:24:28 AM Minolta PagePro 1250W on Vista 64-bit I am trying to install an XP driver for my Minolta PagePro 1250W printer on Vista 64-bit Home Premium. Minolta web site claims that it should be possible, that I should be able to install the XP driver and it should work: http://onlinehelp.kmprinters.com/CPDocs/q0107023.htm#mc2300%20DL,%20mc2300W,%20mc2430%20DL,%20PP1300/W1350W: However, the driver just refuses to be installed. One pos... 2 12/29/2008 3:41:20 AM Canon i560 via network I am wondering if someone can help me. If I connect my Vista x64 directly to the Canon i560 printer the drivers load and I can use the printer perfectly. However my printer resides connected to a XP sp2 32bit system and when I try to connect to it via the network I get message stating that the driver being sent to it is not the correct driver and then it gives me an option to browse to the i5... 8 12/28/2008 1:52:19 PM Too many names From the manifacture, the printer has a netbios name, a model number, its driver's name, its LPD queue name On the server, the administrator assigns a print queue name and an IP address. Please, what name is used for the server's print queue name and what's the purpose of it. On the other hand, why do we need the LPD queue name if we send the print job to printer's IP address? La... 5 12/27/2008 6:26:10 PM Printing using context menu - driver or vista issue? My printer settings are econo-mode (HP P1005, FastRes) and if I print from applications like Acrobat reader, or Paint it actually works. However, if I right-click a file, say a b/n jpg, and select Print a wizard opens up from which I can only come up with a fine printing, as if the driver was set to high quality (rather than fast-res). The only fix is not to use it,...if u know how to ... 4 12/25/2008 12:01:00 PM Lexmark X125 I just bought a new laptop with Vista, and would like to hook up my older Lexmark X125 All-In-One (scan, print, copy, fax) peripheral. Vista does not include specific drivers for this model, and Lexmark provides drivers only for 2000 and XP. Is there a way to support this on Vista? -Can I install in compatibility mode? How? (I don't know much about compatibility mode - do I use it during... 2 12/24/2008 1:18:10 AM scanning using photo gallery so my printer is pre-vista and the software wont work so im using windows photo gallery to scan which is fine for single pages but i have a ton of photos to scan and it's making me press "import from scanner" EVERYTIME is it possible to scan without having to open that up everytime? thanks a lot! -- fantasan Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com ... 1 12/22/2008 11:20:31 PM Cannot add fax account I have a Vista Ultimate pc on a domain which has a local modem. I do not wish to set up a fax server on the domain server. I set up Fax and Scan on the pc, but am unable to add a fax account with user credentials. If I add it with admin credentials, the account does not appear for the users. What do I need to do to add a fax account that users can use? -- Ed... 1 12/22/2008 5:52:06 PM Canon Lide 25 & Vista fax & Scan I can get this scanner to be seen & used by Acrobat but not in Fax & Scan. I've had it runningbefore but for the life of me cant recall how I did it. I am using the latest Canon drivers form the web site. Thanks. ... 1 12/22/2008 4:25:38 AM Strange print output from Windows Photo Gallery Hi. All pictures I print from Windows Photo Gallery get like a white layer on top of the picture. I have two printers, Canon M310 and Pro9000 and the images have the white layer on both printers. If I print the picture from Adobe Photoshop or Word it is normal. I have tried changing many printer settings but it's always the same when I print from Windows Photo Gallery. It's like the... 2 12/21/2008 11:50:02 PM Vista 64 installs printers, won't print My Vista 64bit system has suddenly decided to not print at all. I had no problems in the past, but last week I started to receive an error notice with programs: 'before you print, you need to select a printer...' (wordpad and adobe pdf reader); if I try to print a document in Word 2007, I get an error message that reads: 'windows cannot print due to a problem with the current printer setup.' ... 15 12/21/2008 8:45:04 PM Fax HOW DO I SET UP FAX!!! my printer is an black and white laser printer that is all in one -- jkswimmer... 4 12/21/2008 12:36:02 AM Lexmark 8350 Photo Card save to computer I am running Vista Home Premium, 6.0, SP1. I have a Lexmark 8350 that has been running fine. Today I decided to use the Photo Card reading capability on the Lexmark. I put an xD photo card in and the printer read it fine, allowed me to view and print photos from the printer LCD screen. However, when I try to "save to computer" I have problems. It brings up the interface window on the comput... 5 12/20/2008 7:47:14 PM vista computer trying to connect to xp printer on xp network i have 2 computers and one laptop in my home the main computer is xp, laptop is xp. the hp printer is attached to main computer. my daughters computer is vista. i can see all computers on the network and had no problem in adding the printer to my xp laptop, but cannot add the printer to the vista computer. i have norton on all computers and have removed it and still same problem. when ad... 6 12/19/2008 7:38:11 PM Adding a networked printer on Vista x86 box I manage our network print server which has about 300 or so printers. I have noticed that for a few of them, when trying to connect to them (\\servername\device name), I get an "Operation Cannot Be Completed" error. I can add them with a local IP port and they work fine, but not for the queue from the server. This does not affect every printer, just a few random ones, over a few manufacture... 2 12/19/2008 7:35:47 PM Can't scan over wireless network with Lexmark x4650 I have Vista Home Premium 32 bit and just installed a new Lexmark x4650 all-in-one. I can print perfectly when it is connected wirelessly (through the printer's internal connection to the network), but it won't recognize there is a scanner on it. If I connect it via USB, it works. I have tried disabling both the firewall (McAfee and Windows) and the wireless router. I can't see to find anyone wh... 2 12/19/2008 10:16:25 AM Print sharing from Vista 64 using an HP printer shared on XP32 HI all, Simple question I hope there is an easy answer to.. I have a new Vista 64 and through my network I want to use the HP printer that is connect and shared from my XP 32 machine. I can't connect to the printer by "adding a printer" from the Vista machine? Drivers? Do you know what I need and where to get the drivers? Thanks Have a great Christmas Holiday! John -- johnK... 2 12/19/2008 6:10:07 AM Do I Need to Install the Canon MP610 Printer Application Software? I'll be helping a neighbor set up a new Dell with Vista Home Premium. She bought a Canon all-in-one MP610 printer with lots of application software on the CD - MP Navigator, Easy-PhotoPrint, ScanSoft OmniPage SE, Easy-WebPrint, and ArcSoft PhotoStudio. I know i need to install the OCR software, but wonder about the rest. Do I need the MP Navigator for this printer to work? Will the Navigator o... 2 12/17/2008 4:09:59 AM Setting up fax I have just up started using vista home premium but can not get the fax to work. I have clicked on all programs but can not find windows fax and scan to swich it on. If anyone can help I would be greatful. Rickpo -- rickpo... 4 12/16/2008 6:24:18 PM Vista Business - Print Spooler will not stay up I upgraded from XP to Vista last week. Since then I can not print any large documents. It will print a few pages and then stop. When I go to printers I have no printers. I normally have two local and 6 network printers showing. When I check the print spooler it is not running. I changed the restart parameters to always restart, but there are times when it takes a while before restarti... 2 12/16/2008 6:17:57 PM Printer not recognised I did clean install of Vista Home Prem 64 bit on HP with 4MB ram. Everything works except I cannot get a new Epson A3 size printer(Stylus Photo 1400) to be recognized by any USB port. The driver will not install (Either from disk on new downloaded ver) because of an 'Unknown device. not recogised ' error. Tries HP chat not to be unkind but useless is being kind to them. Tries Epson email... 3 12/16/2008 6:15:00 AM 23 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23