I use VPN to connect to office computer running Windows XP. My home computer is new, running Windows 7 32-bit. I can print locally at home (Windows 7 print to Brother HL-2140 at home). I can't print at home when using VPN (Windows XP computer at the office to Brother HL-2140 at home). I think I need proper Windows 7 printer driver installed on my office computer. How do I install Windows 7 driver on XP computer? Is this the correct approach?

Hi, I would like to confirm that how did you connect to the office computer running Windows XP, via Remote Desktop Connection or others? If you connect to the office computer running Windows XP via Remote Desktop Connection, you may try the following steps to check the result. 1. Launch Remote Desktop Connection and click Options. 2. Switch to Local resources tab and check Printers. 3. Click Connect to test the issue. What’s the result? Regards, Arthur Li - MSFT

@ Arthur, Hi, I think you misunderstand. When someone connects via VPN to a office or what have you, you're VPN serves as a virtual tunnel through the net. It securely authenticates you to the DC which then goes through the process of handing you a "internal IP Address" so you can view the resources you need. What this user is experiencing is the incapacity to print locally to his printer while he sits on his VPN connection. You disconnect the VPN and the print jobs goes through. It seems like this is a commen problem and I'm looking for a fix myself. Also, you are in no way disconnected from your local network as you still have an IP Address on that network. If you had been disconnected from that network, you're VPN would fail as you won't be able to reach the gateway. Remote Desktop would not be the problem in this case as the issue is LOCAL. Might be a policy or something to that extent.