Need help with file & print sharing between Win Vista & Win 7

I need help with Windows File & Print sharing.

Here's my current setup:

Belkin Wireless Router
Desktop PC: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit OS (Connected via patch cable to the router)
Laptop: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS (Wireless connection to the router)
Printer: HP Photosmart 4680. Connected to the Vista Desktop via USB cable.


I want to share the printer from the desktop with the laptop.

This is what I did:

1. Went to network & sharing center on the Vista PC
Turned ON Network Discovery, Public Folder Sharing, Printer Sharing, Media Sharing.
Set Password Protected Sharing to OFF.
Set the Network type to Private.

2. In control Panel I went to the printers, right clicked on the Printer Options, checked the box that
says "Share This Printer", Gave the printer a Share Name.

3. I verified that the Workgroup name on both the Win 7 & Win Vista PCs are the same.

4. Turned off the Windows Firewall & Anti-virus on the Vista PC.



So, then on the win 7 laptop I tried to install a network printer. I had it do an automatic scan for a printer. It did not find a printer. so I clicked "The printer that I want isn't listed"

Then I clicked browse, and, saw the name of the Vista PC on the network, so then I chose that & tried to connect to the machine to install the printer. This is the error message that appeared:

"0x80070035 the network path was not found"


I can not get past this error no matter what I tried. What am I missing? I looked for solutions online & nothing seems to work. I was thinking of re-loading Vista but I really don't want to do that if I don't have to. Does anyone have some advice as to what I should do here?


One other thing I did try was connecting the laptop to the router via an ethernet cable, but, that had no effect.

Thanks for any other suggestions you may have.