Sharing Printer between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows
Ran into this the other day when trying to share an old printer connected to a 32-bit version of Windows Vista to a 64-bit version of Windows 7 where there were it wouldn’t connect. Found this little trick and worked easily enough.
- Share the printer on the computer it is attached to as normal.
- On the other/remote computer, add a LOCAL (yes, local) printer and choose to create a NEW local port
- Use \\CompName\SharedPrinter for the portname, where CompName is the network name of the computer and SharedPrinter is the name of the shared printer.
- Now select the driver as normal and you should be good to go.
Original reference post: http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/7527-networking-printer-attached-win-xp-pc-win-7-a.html