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Printer networking problem
Name: christopher Date: November 26, 2002 at 06:51:16 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 CPU/Ram: 667MHz, 512MB Ram
Comment:
Printer networking problem, I installed the Widows 2000 print drivers for my Xerox Work Center printer, and I also installed the windows 98 print drivers, as a secondary print driver in Windows 2000. I have the current drivers in my system for the printer. When I go to add a new printer to the Windows 98 computer, the Win98 computer accepts it. After I restart the computer, I try to do a test print. The results of the test print come up as printer error. Please give me a clue. My other Windows 2000 machine prints out fine through the network. It is just Win98 that I have a problem. Thanks.
Name: Andy Supernova Date: November 26, 2002 at 07:28:55 Pacific
Reply:
Try manually installing the Win98 printer drivers on your Win98 computer (not through the network, but from a CD or a downloaded install file) and then configure the port so that it prints on \\Win2KComputer\PrinterShare instead of LPT1(replace the string by the correct names according to your configuration).
I have tried that, had no success. I've tried to install the printer on a few computers, different ways, and had the same problem. Thanks.
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Response Number 3
Name: moik Date: November 26, 2002 at 18:47:19 Pacific
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make sure they are running same protocols, netbui works on my win98-2k printer setup.
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Response Number 4
Name: christopher Date: November 26, 2002 at 20:29:08 Pacific
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Ok, I added NetBui, still have the same problem with getting an error writing to printer. I'm wondering if it could be a driver problem, or not. Not sure. Please let me know, thanks.
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Response Number 5
Name: Andy Supernova Date: November 27, 2002 at 10:12:06 Pacific
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Alright, let´s do it the right way. What error message do you get???
Andrés
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Response Number 6
Name: christopher Date: November 27, 2002 at 11:21:53 Pacific
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The error that I get is a dialog box on the client, that says, "There was a error writing to \Mainserv\Xerox, a device attached to the system is not functioning"
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Response Number 7
Name: christopher Date: November 27, 2002 at 11:23:17 Pacific
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The printer works when I print out from the server, but doesn't work on the client.
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Response Number 8
Name: Andy Supernova Date: November 28, 2002 at 04:04:41 Pacific
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I know this may be dumb but I have to be sure: you typed "\Mainserv\Xerox"... was it a misspelling here?. Because the right syntax is "\\Mainserv\Xerox".
Sorry if I respond late, but don´t worry, I´ve added this thread to my Favorites list to follow it when I don´t have to work :).
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computer config in w2kser...
