Hi Graeme,
Sorry for the delay in replying to this - it was so long ago since I had
done it that I couldn't remember the details!
However, I have now just done the exercise again on my new iMac with my VM
upgraded for Parallels 5.
It was all really simple (as I remembered) basically:
- connect printer to new iMac
- go to OSX "Print & Fax" preference pane and set-up new printer
- Printer is now set as default printer, with correct default paper size
- Check the "Share this printer on the network" box
There was a message to the effect that printer sharing was not enabled so:
- go to OSX "Sharing" preference pane and check the "Printer Sharing" box
- the "Computer Name" is NRH iMac27
- I can see my printer "Canon iP4000" listed in the printer list
- Under "Printers" there is a check in the box against the Canon iP4000
- Under "Users" it says that Everyone Can Print
I check back at the "Print & Fax" preference pane and the message re printer
sharing not being enabled has now gone.
Fire up the Windows XP virtual machine and start up the Bonjour Printer
Wizard:
- Get the Welcome screen and click "next"
- In the "Shared printers" box I can see "Canon iP4000 @ NRH iMac27"
- Select the printer, the "Printer information" is given as:
Description: Canon iP4000
Location: NRH iMac27
- click "next" and the driver pane comes up saying "The Bonjour Printer
Wizard has auto-selected the following printer settings":
Manufacturer: Generic
Model: Generic/Postscript
- I also click the "Use this printer as the default printer" box
- click "next and the "Completing the Bonjour Printer Wizard" pane comes up
saying "You are ready to complete the Bonjour Printer Wizard. The printer
has the following settings:
Name: Canon iP4000 @ NRH iMac27
Manufacturer: Generic
Model: Generic/Postscript
Protocol: IPP
Default: Yes
To Complete the installation, click Finish."
- click "finish" and windows shows some files being copied (presumably the
auto-selected drivers etc for the generic printer)
That's it - when I go to "Printers and Faxes" under the Windows start menu I
can see the printer listed as "Canon iP4000 @ NRH iMac27", it has a tick on
the printer icon to show it is the default, status is "Ready", comments is
"Generic/Postscript", Location is "NRH iMac27" and model is "HP Color Laser
Jet 4550 PS" (presumably this is the "Generic/Postscript" printer software
auto-selected)
Note: The above covers me doing this on a new iMac 27" running SL 10.6.2 and
with an up-to date installation of Windows XP pro and the latest version of
bonjour all running under Parallels Desktop 5 (build 5.0.9310) - however it
all went pretty much as I remember it when I was running Parallels 3 under
Leopard 10.5.x
Maybe if you go through the above and note anywhere where your experience is
different or info showing is different it may ring a bell with someone.
Hope that helps.
Cheers
Neil
--
Neil R. Houghton
Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
Email: n...@possumology.com
on 26/1/10 11:51 AM, Graeme Winters at g.wint...@iinet.net.au wrote:
>
> Hi Neil
> I have tried your suggestion and installed the Bonjour package
> Bonjour is now available at the Start menu in Windows
> When I go into the Bonjour Wizard there is no printer available
>
> I have tried going into Add/Remove and done a repair but still no luck
> The HP is shared
> Have I missed a step?
>
> Graeme
> On 26/01/2010, at 11:13 AM, Neil Houghton wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Graeme,
>>
>> When I started with Parallels 3.0, running Windows XP pro, the printing was
>> fine - just using the shared Mac printer.
>>
>> Then, sometime along the way, it stopped working - I don't remember what
>> triggered it - might have been a software update (OSX, Windows or Parallels)
>> but at the time I couldn't figure out the problem despite much Googling and
>> forum searching.
>>
>> Then, luckily, someone suggested just using Apples Bonjour printing on the
>> Windows VM - instant solution and simplicity to implement.
>>
>> You can find Bonjour for Windows here:
>> <http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/bonjourforw
>> indows.html>
>>
>> and, if you are interested, Wikipedia's info on Bonjour here:
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonjour_%28software%29>
>>
>> Check that your Mac printer is correctly working and set as a shared
>> printer.
>> Then just download Bonjour for Windows and install on to your Windows XP
>> machine.
>> In Windows run the "add a bonjour printer" wizard and you should just see
>> you Mac printer listed.
>>
>> I found it all "just worked" and seemed a lot easier than the previous
>> default system.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>> Neil
>> --
>> Neil R. Houghton
>> Albany, Western Australia
>> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
>> Email: n...@possumology.com
>>
>>
>>
>> on 25/1/10 6:28 PM, Graeme Winters at g.wint...@iinet.net.au wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Some time ago I listed a problem with this printer scanner in that I could
>>> not
>>> scan at all.
>>>
>>> For over 2 weeks I have been exchanging emails with HP Support trying
>>> various
>>> fixes to allow me to print while in Windows
>>> The position is this
>>>
>>> I can now print and also scan while using any Apple function
>>>
>>> When I switch to use MYOB running in Windows I am unable to print at any
>>> report
>>> So far I have I have tried all the moves suggested by HP and the New
>>> Hardware
>>> indicator has not appeared. My email exchange with HP is now out to 8 pages
>>> long when printed
>>>
>>> When I purchased this Imac 27 I obtained the Parallels package as I wished
>>> to
>>> continue using MYOB despite it being a MYOB for Windows package
>>> I can use MYOB but still cannot print a report from MYOB
>>> All of the HP software and drivers deemed necessary have been downloaded
>>>
>>> When I now go through Control Panel in Windows > Printers the HP 5300 series
>>> is not shown. So I guess I cannot expect it to print
>>> The printer USB connection has been removed and reconnected but Windows did
>>> not acknowledge the printer and when connection is attempted manually the HP
>>> installed ie the 5300 series is not listed
>>>
>>>
>>> HP have now suggested that the problem is with Windows not theirs
>>>
>>> Has anyone else had this problem running Windows within the Mac
>>>
>>> Have I missed something or is this a Windows problem?
>>> Graeme Winters
>>> IMac 27
>>>
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