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Sharing a Printer, Generically

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Name: dlublink
Date: January 4, 2007 at 10:57:38 Pacific
OS: XP/95
CPU/Ram: 1ghz/378mb
Product: ibm
Comment:

Hello,

I have a Windows XP machine and a Windows 95 machine. The windows XP machine is physically connected to a printer. The Windows 95 machine, which is a laptop, is connected to the same subnet as the Windows XP machine.

I would like to be able to print from the Windows 95 Laptop to the printer connected to the windows XP machine.

Obvious solution:

Share the printer on the XP machine, modify security policy so that everyone includes anonymous users, give everyone ability to print to the printer.

Trouble is the printer driver is not available for Windows 95. Is there a way to share it as 'Generic Printer', so that I don't need a driver for my windows 95?

Thanks

David Lublink


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Name: Zenith
Date: January 4, 2007 at 13:57:58 Pacific
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After all this, you left out one important detail - what is the printer? make, model, etc.???


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Response Number 2
Name: lurkswithin
Date: January 4, 2007 at 15:55:55 Pacific
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google for 'printer anywhere' This is a secure program that will allow the printing of files to be sent to be printed on any shared printer...

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