My knowledge is limited so take the following with a grain of salt. I'm going to throw out some thoughts based on a hunch that could be wrong. Hopefully others will help direct the conversation. I think your issue is a router issue and not a Windows one. It's software question not a hardware one. Not all routers have the firmware to host a printer. Maybe the printer has it? I don't know for sure. If your router can handle the job, and if so it would need some installation steps and be unlikely to be plug and play, the printer becomes visible as a Network Printer to other PCs on the network. Just the same as if the printer were connected to a PC and you designate it as a Network Printer and not a Local Printer through the Printer Setup Wizard. The PC stations on a physical network need not be "networked" in a MS sharing system or group sense to use a Network Printer. If your connection (software setting wise) is effective, using the "Connect to Network Printer" option in the Printer Wizard on each PC will show this new printer as an option. Each PC may need to have printer drivers for it to work. A printer connected to a PC can always be shared, and the mix of Windows versions is a non-issue in my experience with the same setup. But, the PC the printer is connected to needs to be on for the printing to work. If it's off, the queue is held until it's turned on. Thoughts from others?

Thank you all for helping to make this a Merry Christmas to ME..and my dh. lol. We ordered from the Apple Store an Ipad 2, 32 gi, with wi-fi. It will be here on Thursday, the day after our anniversary. We got the internet speed figured out thank goodness. I am so excited! Although I downloaded Itunes, I still can't figure out why I'm supposed to. Is it to download app's? Well, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Tina, I do have a laptop but I want something smaller to use. I won't necessarily be typing on the Ipad, but generally surfing the web and playing games and maybe skyping. Question. If we lose power, can we still use the Ipad since it will be wireless? I always used the laptop through dial-up when we'd lose power, and boy it would suck the battery dry.

Back when I had 3 active teens at home & a full time job, my old oven's Delay Start & Time Bake were fantastic conveniences. I'd get home at 3 pm, put a refrigerated casserole in the oven, start my 2 1/2 hours of pick ups & drop offs & errands, then we'd all come home to a cooked meal. I can see how remotely operating an oven could be very useful for a busy family. I use my new oven's wifi. It's not essential, and if it fizzles out as the appliance ages, no real loss. But it's a nice convenience for now. I was grocery shopping the other day, & the fish looked great. I have a good baked fish recipe, so I got the fish & other ingredients. Starting the oven in the grocery store, I came home to an oven ready to go. I assembled the fish dish & popped it in the oven, then put away the rest of the groceries. It gave me some time to get off my feet afterwards, especially when the end time rang on my phone & I turned the oven off without having to get up. We had guests recently, & dessert was still baking when they arrived. I could sit with them on our deck & converse because I had my phone with me to keep an eye on the oven. Otherwise, I can't hear the oven timer from the deck. GE sometimes adds features via software upgrades. They've added air fry to some ranges; hopefully they'll add it to my wall oven. This summer they added a weather feature to my clock display, which I like. I can see the current temp, projected high & low, & the day's forecast.

yes Beth. I have been tring for an hour to upload the picture. Here is plantiful package from Beth. I got the herbs planted last night and ended up weeding in the mud for an hour. The rest will be this week. some dry days ahead. I can smell the water heating up from the ground. White iris, native columbine, Kindly light lily, green zebra tomato plants, Vera lavender, golden thyme, sweet majoram, greek oregano, hosta and coral bells. Always great getting a box of plants. thank you