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Printer Share
Hello All,
I have a small home network. A d-link router with a XP pro box and a 98SE on hardwires, and a W2K machine via wireless. I am able to see, share, and change files between all 3 machines and all 3 can access the internet. I have a Lexmark 6150 shared from the XP box. (It is connected via USB if it matters) I can access the printer from the W2K box. Everything is working great except for 1 final task. I am unable to install the shared 6150 printer to my 98SE box. I can see the shared printer in my workgroup and can start the "add printer" using that share. But when it comes time to actually find the printer from inside the wizard, it fails to find it. I have tried adding it from the add hardware wizard too with no luck. ADDITIONAL INFO: When I try to add the 9x print drivers thru the "additional printer drivers" wizard on the XP box, I get errors. "there are no drivers for the environment you are requesting located here" or "unable to install Lexmark 6100 series, intel, windows 95, 98, and ME driver. Operation could not be completed" I know these are the correct 9x drivers for the printer and that they downloaded correctly. If I try to download them to the XP box from "setup", they are trying to overwrite the XP peint drivers in my C:\Lxk6100 folder. I think that will only result in the wrong drivers for the printer being installed on the XP box ............ won't it? Any and all suggestions or info pages are welcome. If possible please write me directly at " Thanks in advance !! Jeff PS/ no trees were destroyed to post this However millions of electrons were terribly inconvenienced |
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"j. galloway" wrote in message
... Hello All, I have a small home network. A d-link router with a XP pro box and a 98SE on hardwires, and a W2K machine via wireless. I am able to see, share, and change files between all 3 machines and all 3 can access the internet. I have a Lexmark 6150 shared from the XP box. (It is connected via USB if it matters) I can access the printer from the W2K box. Everything is working great except for 1 final task. I am unable to install the shared 6150 printer to my 98SE box. I can see the shared printer in my workgroup and can start the "add printer" using that share. But when it comes time to actually find the printer from inside the wizard, it fails to find it. I have tried adding it from the add hardware wizard too with no luck. ADDITIONAL INFO: When I try to add the 9x print drivers thru the "additional printer drivers" wizard on the XP box, I get errors. "there are no drivers for the environment you are requesting located here" or "unable to install Lexmark 6100 series, intel, windows 95, 98, and ME driver. Operation could not be completed" I know these are the correct 9x drivers for the printer and that they downloaded correctly. If I try to download them to the XP box from "setup", they are trying to overwrite the XP peint drivers in my C:\Lxk6100 folder. I think that will only result in the wrong drivers for the printer being installed on the XP box ............ won't it? Any and all suggestions or info pages are welcome. If possible please write me directly at " Thanks in advance !! Jeff PS/ no trees were destroyed to post this However millions of electrons were terribly inconvenienced Copy the win 98 driver to a disk or directory on the hard drive on the W98 PC where you can find it. Go to startprinters and faxes. Double click on the add printer icon and select network printer. click on next then click on browse. Browse to the network printer you want to install. Click next and it will bring up a list of printers and an option "have disk" . Click on have disk and then browse to where you have put the driver. Click okay and it should install it. (sumthink like that anyway - working from memory here and its not working to well this time of morning!! :-) ) |
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"j. galloway" wrote in message
... Hello All, I have a small home network. A d-link router with a XP pro box and a 98SE on hardwires, and a W2K machine via wireless. I am able to see, share, and change files between all 3 machines and all 3 can access the internet. I have a Lexmark 6150 shared from the XP box. (It is connected via USB if it matters) I can access the printer from the W2K box. Everything is working great except for 1 final task. I am unable to install the shared 6150 printer to my 98SE box. I can see the shared printer in my workgroup and can start the "add printer" using that share. But when it comes time to actually find the printer from inside the wizard, it fails to find it. I have tried adding it from the add hardware wizard too with no luck. ADDITIONAL INFO: When I try to add the 9x print drivers thru the "additional printer drivers" wizard on the XP box, I get errors. "there are no drivers for the environment you are requesting located here" or "unable to install Lexmark 6100 series, intel, windows 95, 98, and ME driver. Operation could not be completed" I know these are the correct 9x drivers for the printer and that they downloaded correctly. If I try to download them to the XP box from "setup", they are trying to overwrite the XP peint drivers in my C:\Lxk6100 folder. I think that will only result in the wrong drivers for the printer being installed on the XP box ............ won't it? Any and all suggestions or info pages are welcome. If possible please write me directly at " Thanks in advance !! Jeff PS/ no trees were destroyed to post this However millions of electrons were terribly inconvenienced Copy the win 98 driver to a disk or directory on the hard drive on the W98 PC where you can find it. Go to startprinters and faxes. Double click on the add printer icon and select network printer. click on next then click on browse. Browse to the network printer you want to install. Click next and it will bring up a list of printers and an option "have disk" . Click on have disk and then browse to where you have put the driver. Click okay and it should install it. (sumthink like that anyway - working from memory here and its not working to well this time of morning!! :-) ) |
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Thanks Tony,
But I tried it that way too. When the "setup' gets towards the end, where it wants to actually connect to the printer, it can't find it. Strange how it will find it in a network browse, but won't find it during installation. I appreciate your time, j. galloway |
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Tried that already,
Thanks Tony,
But I tried it that way too. When the "setup' gets towards the end, where it wants to actually connect to the printer, it can't find it. Strange how it will find it in a network browse, but won't find it during installation. I appreciate your time, j. galloway |
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"j. galloway" wrote in message ... Thanks Tony, But I tried it that way too. When the "setup' gets towards the end, where it wants to actually connect to the printer, it can't find it. Strange how it will find it in a network browse, but won't find it during installation. I appreciate your time, j. galloway is the "share name" off the printer longer than 8 characters ? if so shorten it and try again |
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Tried that already,
"j. galloway" wrote in message ... Thanks Tony, But I tried it that way too. When the "setup' gets towards the end, where it wants to actually connect to the printer, it can't find it. Strange how it will find it in a network browse, but won't find it during installation. I appreciate your time, j. galloway is the "share name" off the printer longer than 8 characters ? if so shorten it and try again |
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In article , "Haggis"
wrote: "j. galloway" wrote in message ... Thanks Tony, But I tried it that way too. When the "setup' gets towards the end, where it wants to actually connect to the printer, it can't find it. Strange how it will find it in a network browse, but won't find it during installation. I appreciate your time, j. galloway is the "share name" off the printer longer than 8 characters ? if so shorten it and try again The limit is actually 12 characters. Also, only use letters and numbers in the share name -- no spaces or special characters. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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Tried that already,
In article , "Haggis"
wrote: "j. galloway" wrote in message ... Thanks Tony, But I tried it that way too. When the "setup' gets towards the end, where it wants to actually connect to the printer, it can't find it. Strange how it will find it in a network browse, but won't find it during installation. I appreciate your time, j. galloway is the "share name" off the printer longer than 8 characters ? if so shorten it and try again The limit is actually 12 characters. Also, only use letters and numbers in the share name -- no spaces or special characters. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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Tried that already,
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message ... In article , "Haggis" wrote: "j. galloway" wrote in message ... Thanks Tony, But I tried it that way too. When the "setup' gets towards the end, where it wants to actually connect to the printer, it can't find it. Strange how it will find it in a network browse, but won't find it during installation. I appreciate your time, j. galloway is the "share name" off the printer longer than 8 characters ? if so shorten it and try again The limit is actually 12 characters. Also, only use letters and numbers in the share name -- no spaces or special characters. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm I mention 8 because I've had problems with some win95 boxes : and no harm ..... |
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