With the help of a wireless printer with a laptop and desktop PC.

I just bought a laptop wireless windows 7 and use a router to connect to my older vista desktop that has HP deskjetpro8500 on it. Should I upgrade my Vista to windows 7 and my printer upgrade then?  I'll be able to also use the fax, scanner and copier on the new laptop once I update the printer? What is my best option?

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OK, unplug the USB cable from your printer and your PC.  Leave the telephone line connected like that.

Now, to get an Ethernet cable (it looks like a large telephone cable) and plug it in between your router and the printer.  An alternative is to connect to the wireless printer, but it will have to have the wireless option.  This subtemplate is (a909a, n b or g)?

After connecting the printer, click Start > Control Panel > devices and printers and delete all old instances of the printer, then:

1. make sure the printer is on and connected to your network. Verify that you can access the printer's internal web page by accessing its IP address before continuing. (the IP address can be found on the network menu of the printer)
2. click on > start > Control Panel > devices & Printers.
3. click on add a printer
4. Select local printer
5. Select create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP Port, and click Next.
6. under device type, select TCP/IP Device. Under the name of host or IP address, enter the IP address of the printer. Click Next.
7. Select Hewlett-Packard in the list of manufacturers and select and select your printer model. Click Next.
If your printer model is not in the list, then select disk provided, browse the CD that came with your HP printer and select the first file begins with hp and ending with INF. click Open, then OK. Select your printer model. Click Next.
8. If prompted, use the driver that is currently installed.
9. He will ask the name of the printer - enter a new name or use the one existing. This will be the name of the printer that you select from other applications.
10. we may ask you to share the printer. Choose No.
11. the printing area of Test Page is displayed. Go ahead and print it out.
12. click on finish.

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