Can't Install Printer on Win XP Guest

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Nanook
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Can't Install Printer on Win XP Guest

Post by Nanook »

I don't even know if this is possible. I have the latest VBox software running on a Windows 10 Pro machine (64 bit). And I have Windows XP Pro SP3 running as a guest. The networking between host and guest works just fine. The only exception is that I can't access my Kodak ESP 7250 printer on Win 10 machine from the XP client. Is there any way I can access and print from the XP client? Or is it even possible?

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mpack
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Re: Can't Install Printer on Win XP Guest

Post by mpack »

It is certainly possible, provided you have an XP compatible driver for that printer. You say that "networking between host and guest works just fine" - but what kind of networking is that? If it's bridged or host-only then all you have to do is enable printer sharing on the host, and the guest should detect it. Modern Windows would find and install a printer driver automatically, but with XP you may have to install one manually.
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