Slow Print Request Response on Network - Vista to XP Help Please

> Hi,
>
> I am printing on a small two-computer network -- from a Vista Home Premium
> Toshiba laptop to a Compaq laptop running XP. I have two HP printers
> connected to the Compaq. When I connect a printer directly to the Vista
> laptop, all printing functions respond normally.
>
> However, I when try to print through the network - from the Vista laptop via
> wireless or lan cable - the following occurs:
>
> When I send a Word document to print it can take as long 15 or seconds or
> more for the print dialog box to appear. When you press OK to print - it is
> delayed another few seconds. If I make a minor change in the Word document
> and then try to print again, the printing dialog box takes about half the
> time to appear - around 6-7 seconds.
>
> I get the same response when I go to look at the page setup settings in
> Word. It takes 10 - 15 seconds for the page setup dialog box to appear.
> Interestingly, once it appears - I can close it and when I try to open it
> again, it will open immediately.
>
> Can someone please make suggestions or recommend settings changes I can make
> so that I can print normally from the Vista machine on the network?
> --
> Thank you,
> Neil
>
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