Printer Sharing with XP machine

[mfos]

Hi, excuse if posted in the wrong forum.

I have an intel iMac with a Canon ip4000 printer. I use Airport for wireless connection to my router for the Internet. I also have a Sony Vaio connected to the wireless network for Internet. I can share my mac files with my PC, not a problem but i just can't seem to get my Vaio to use the printer.

The printer works fine on the mac (connected via USB). I can see the printer on my network on the Vaio, but when i press print, the printer does nothing.
Any help would be great.

Printer sharing is turned on on the mac.

Cheers
M

 

[mwsh2000]

Get Bonjour

You can download Bonjour here.

Run Bonjour, and it should find the printer on your network, and add it to your printers list. I also had to right-click on the printer in the control panel, and change the drivers to "Apple Color II" or something like that (I'm not home right now... sorry), otherwise it wouldn't work.

 

[mfos]

Got Bonjour

Changing the driver is the key. I don't have apple color II driver so used Apple Color LW 12/660 PS which seems to work fine.

Thanks for you help, it did the trick.

Cheers
M