Vista laptop cannot connect to XP desktop printer

I can now access my desktop xp folders from my vista laptop. The only
problem now is that from the vista laptop I cannot print on the xp's printer.
I can see the printers when I check the network window from my vista
computer, but when I click "connect," I get an error msg about spoolers not
working. I have spent hours, but cannot figure it out!
Help!

many printer issue can be fixed by setup local printer first. this link may help,

Vista Print Issues
http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaprint.htm

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"tevstep" <tevstep@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:963DAAB8-73B6-451D-A451-74AE5A170F8B@microsoft.com...
I can now access my desktop xp folders from my vista laptop. The only
problem now is that from the vista laptop I cannot print on the xp's printer.
I can see the printers when I check the network window from my vista
computer, but when I click "connect," I get an error msg about spoolers not
working. I have spent hours, but cannot figure it out!
Help!