240w vista but plotbase on shared xp

[RicohTech_TurksCaicos]

I have customer who has plotbase running on xp as a shared, so other xp workstations are able to print to the wide format. Now he has purchased a vista home laptop that he is trying to add the shared xp printer but gets an error that windows policy blocks nt4.0 drivers.

So is there a way around this solution? He wants to be able to print from his vista workstation to the 240w but plotbase is running on a xp station.

[schooltech]

I found this on another forum:

Re Bruklinboy Print from Vista laptop to shared printer on XP PC
Hi this is a response I found on VNUNET.Com from a Robert Clayton which worked for my situation which is similar to yours. I tried to access a printer on my XP Home machine in another room via a wLAN, from my Vista desktop. Constantly had a "cannot access printer" message until I followed the instructions from Bob Clayton. Seems Vista will only access a 'local printer' not a network one. From memory I needed to download the latest Vista compatible driver for the printer attached to the XP machine, onto my Vista machine before I took the steps below.

"Posted: 05-Aug-2007 19:09 Reply


Been trying to connect my wifes new Vista laptop (yuk) to print out to my networked XP desktop's printers. I could see the files and printers on the XP machine from the laptop. Tried all the usual , firewalls,file and printer sharing turned on. Would not connect !

Apparently this is a problem that hasn't been solved.

This "workaround" solved it for me.

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1.) Verify that File and print sharing is turned on and properly configured

on the XP machine.

2.) Locate and notate the Win XP computer name (i.e. "Desktop") (Found in

System Properties in the Computer Name tab)

3.) Locate and notate the printer share name on the XP computer (i.e.

"Printer") (Found under the Sharing tab on the Printer Properties page)

4.) On the Vista machine launch the "Add a Printer" wizard

5.) Choose "Add a local printer"

6.) Select "Create a new port" radio button and choose "Local Port" from the

drop down menu

7.) Press Next

8.) In the "Enter Port Name:" box enter the following: \\Desktop\Printer

where "Desktop" = the computer name from step 2 and "Printer" = the printer

share name from step 3.

9.) Select the Printer driver from the list provided or use the "Have Disk"

button to install the correct Vista driver if it is not in the built-in list.

It is critical that the driver you use is Vista compatible.

10.) Press next

11.) Give the printer a distinct name and choose whether to set as the

default.

12.) Press Next

13.) Print a test page to verify functionality.

14.) Press Finish



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Hope this helps someone else.

.

Bob "

Let us all know if it works??!!





I did not have problems with xp sharing on the few 240 plotbase machines I had, but have not tried it with a vista machine and I know that vista is a bit different for network printing. I was able to easily set up vista machines for network printing, but the plotbase WF is a bit different.

[RicohTech_TurksCaicos]

Didnt work the jobs would show up only with the PS driver in plotbase but an error in plotbase automatically showed up and the job. The jobs did not even show up on plotbase using the rpcs driver, but they did show up but failed to print with the post script
doesnt print.

I just copied plotbase 3.71sp2 for the customer but I came to find out he doesnt have a contract and will become a billable network call.

[fausto1981]

Upgrade Plotbase to the latest version and that will fix your issue.
Download the image of Plotbase before going to the customer and be prepared to be there for about two hours.

[hinix]

Hi, I have similar issue, but I have a problem to find a drivers for Windows Vista x64 OS.
I'm from Poland and local Ricoh service didn't won't to help me

Can somebody tell me how do I get these drivers?

Regards.

[cobiray]

Hi, I have similar issue, but I have a problem to find a drivers for Windows Vista x64 OS.
I'm from Poland and local Ricoh service didn't won't to help me

Can somebody tell me how do I get these drivers?

Regards.

If you save your file directly to the CFG folder on the plotbase server as a .plt file it will print. It should already be shared out on the plotbase server.