Hello again I am still having problems printing when I have Parallels running with my mac. I can print from the mac side no problem when Parallels is not running. But when I run my VM and try to print from both systems it will only let me print from Parallels. I have tried Devices | Printer | disconnect to release the printer from Parallels but I still get the off line symbol when I try to print from the mac side. I have so many printers installed within windows xp | printers and faxes window now I am totally confused. I realise I am meant to use Apple Laserjet 12/640 PS ss the one for my Laser and for my Photosmart Color printer I need to use HP Color laserjet 8500 PS settings. I set this up when I initially had parallels 3 and have not changed anything since I upgraded to Parallels 7. I have tried what the Parallels chap suggested but am still having the same issue I wrote about previously and my printer being offline. I believe both my printers are set up as USB, and had so much difficulty in the 1st instance when setting my printers up am wondering where to go from here. It should surely be simplier now with VM 7. Thanks for any help with this. Regards I have attached 2 screen dumps of my printers installed within win xp and also the one I get when I go to my mac side under the print window and options I am given. Don't remember seeing this window before. Gwen
your printer must be conncted to VM as USB - so it is assigned to VM ad soon as it starts. Go to Parallels preferences - USB and make this pronter to be alwaays attached to the Mac you need to reset this printer in Windows - share it as a network printer - install Apple Bonjour to Windows and find your printer in this app via network
