How to share a printer?

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L.D.

I have a Windows Xp home edition computer with a printer and a Windows
98 without. I have a cable modom with a router so both can have
internet. I have tried to share the printer without luck. The
instructions I have found are for folks that mostly already know how. I
need step by step instructions. Anyone know of a link with good
instructions.
L.D.
 
L.D. said:
I have a Windows Xp home edition computer with a printer and a Windows 98
without. I have a cable modom with a router so both can have internet. I
have tried to share the printer without luck. The instructions I have found
are for folks that mostly already know how. I need step by step
instructions. Anyone know of a link with good instructions.
L.D.
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Help & Support told me how to do that. As I have an Epson printer, I asked
them for instructions. Their instructions are identical to the one from
Help & Support.

How have you tried to share it, and what were the results?
Jim
 
I have a Windows Xp home edition computer with a printer and a Windows
98 without. I have a cable modom with a router so both can have
internet. I have tried to share the printer without luck. The
instructions I have found are for folks that mostly already know how. I
need step by step instructions. Anyone know of a link with good
instructions.>L.D.
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http://www.ezlan.net
and
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article64-page1.php
and a product reviewed at
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1854152,00.asp

also the newsgroup
microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless
may help, even if you are not doing a wireless network

John Thomas Smith
http://www.direct2usales.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith
 
Jim said:
Help & Support told me how to do that. As I have an Epson printer, I asked
them for instructions. Their instructions are identical to the one from
Help & Support.

How have you tried to share it, and what were the results?
Jim
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I tried to share using windows help and found some info on the internet.
My XP computer can see the files on the 98 computer that I have set up
to share. My 98 computer doesn't see anything on on the XP computer. I
forget the exact words, but the message comes up that it can't find a
network. Does the 98 computer have to have the printer software
installed to use the printer that is on the XP computer? I have
installed it. I don't need to share anything except printer. I
understand file and print sharing is together. If I can just share the
printer easier, that would be fine.
 
L.D. said:
I tried to share using windows help and found some info on the internet.
My XP computer can see the files on the 98 computer that I have set up
to share. My 98 computer doesn't see anything on on the XP computer. I
forget the exact words, but the message comes up that it can't find a
network. Does the 98 computer have to have the printer software
installed to use the printer that is on the XP computer? I have
installed it. I don't need to share anything except printer. I
understand file and print sharing is together. If I can just share the
printer easier, that would be fine.
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Yes the printer driver has to be on all the networked computers. Both
my computers are still running W98 and have no problems with either
file or printer sharing.

On the W98 machine you will need to make sure both computers are
assigned the same workgroup. You also need to turn on file and print
sharing on both machines.

For W98 go to start/networks/file&print sharing.

Mickey
 
L.D. said:
I tried to share using windows help and found some info on the internet.
My XP computer can see the files on the 98 computer that I have set up to
share. My 98 computer doesn't see anything on on the XP computer. I forget
the exact words, but the message comes up that it can't find a network.
Does the 98 computer have to have the printer software installed to use
the printer that is on the XP computer? I have installed it. I don't need
to share anything except printer. I understand file and print sharing is
together. If I can just share the printer easier, that would be fine.
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Yes, you need to have printing software loaded onto the Win98 machine.
While file and printer sharing have a lot in common, the actual procedure is
different.
Also, you need not share files to be able to share printers (and vice
versa).
Jim
 
WIN 98 IS CRAP. IF YOU COMPUTER CANNOT AT LEAST RUN WIN2K THEN JUNK THE
ARCHAIC TRASH.
 
measekite said:
WIN 98 IS CRAP. IF YOU COMPUTER CANNOT AT LEAST RUN WIN2K THEN JUNK THE
ARCHAIC TRASH.
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(sigh)
Ifyou knew anything about the real world you would know that there are some
environments where Win2K, WinXP and NT simply do not work. For these
environments Win98 or Win98SE is the only viable operating system. So whether
Win98 is a good or bad operating system is irrelevent, it is sometimes the only
option and has nothing at all to do with the processing capability of the
hardware.
One obvious example of this is the billions of dollars in investment in
commercial and industrial computerised equipment (often highly specialised)
that was designed for Win98 and is still performing perfectly. Are you
seriously suggesting that these stable and efficient pieces of hardware should
be scrapped or that the owners should pay for an application and/or hardware
development for a newer OS that would provide them with no improvements (they
generally will not run in compatibility mode and why bother anyway?). Some of
this equipment still uses Win95 and in their environment it is 100% stable.
You have no idea why the OP needs Win98, you have made another false
assumption. You also have no intention of actually trying to help anyone, right?
Maybe you should make a New Year's resolution to use your brain or do some
research before engaging your left index finger (reference: Old Asian custom).
Tony

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measekite said:
WIN 98 IS CRAP. IF YOU COMPUTER CANNOT AT LEAST RUN WIN2K THEN JUNK THE
ARCHAIC TRASH.
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The fact that one machine is running Win 98 has nothing to do with the
posters problem. My network setup is identical to his and the 98 machine
sees and can use my shared printer just fine. If he had W2K installed on
his 2nd machine he would have the exact same problem. He either does not
have both machines in the same workgroup or didn't install the printer
drivers on the 98 machine. It's an operator error not an OS error.
 
L.D. said:
I have a Windows Xp home edition computer with a printer and a Windows 98
without. I have a cable modom with a router so both can have internet. I
have tried to share the printer without luck. The instructions I have found
are for folks that mostly already know how. I need step by step
instructions. Anyone know of a link with good instructions.
L.D.
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I have a similar situation. The printer is on the W98 machine and is easily
seen by the XP and I can print to it. I cannot do it the other way around.
For starters, try installing the printer on the 98 machine, then go to the
XP and have it search for printers to install and that may do it.

Alternative method it to use a switching box for the printer and manually
flip it as needed . I did that on two W95 and W98 machines.
 
I have a Windows Xp home edition computer with a printer and a Windows
98 without. I have a cable modom with a router so both can have
internet. I have tried to share the printer without luck. The
instructions I have found are for folks that mostly already know how. I
need step by step instructions. Anyone know of a link with good
instructions.
L.D.
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As I recall the first time I tried to do what you're describing, the
problem I had was simply with the name I gave to the shared printer. I
think I needed to limit the name of the shared printer 8 characters or
less. Everything else was straightforward.

Bernie
 
measekite said:
W95 AND W98 IS A REAL JOKE. YOU MIGHT AS WELL USE AN ABACUS
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How many copies of YOUR operating systems were sold? I bet you made
millions with your better idea.
 
Tony said:
(sigh)
Ifyou knew anything about the real world you would know that there are some
environments where Win2K, WinXP and NT simply do not work. For these
environments Win98 or Win98SE is the only viable operating system. So whether
Win98 is a good or bad operating system is irrelevent, it is sometimes the only
option and has nothing at all to do with the processing capability of the
hardware.
One obvious example of this is the billions of dollars in investment in
commercial and industrial computerised equipment (often highly specialised)
that was designed for Win98 and is still performing perfectly. Are you
seriously suggesting that these stable and efficient pieces of hardware should
be scrapped or that the owners should pay for an application and/or hardware
development for a newer OS that would provide them with no improvements (they
generally will not run in compatibility mode and why bother anyway?). Some of
this equipment still uses Win95 and in their environment it is 100% stable.
You have no idea why the OP needs Win98, you have made another false
assumption. You also have no intention of actually trying to help anyone, right?
Maybe you should make a New Year's resolution to use your brain or do some
research before engaging your left index finger (reference: Old Asian custom).
Tony

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When are you guys going to STOP replying to the dufus's posts.
He/she/it is just fishing for an argument.

Mickey
 
Mickey said:
When are you guys going to STOP replying to the dufus's posts.
He/she/it is just fishing for an argument.

Mickey
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SHE WILL ALWAYS GET A REPLY FROM SOMEONE BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY IDIOTS
IN THIS NG. MOST OF THE IDIOTS ARE THE CHURCH GOERS BUT EVEN THEY
CANNOT RESIST.

WELCOME TO THE LAND OF THE MAGIC KINGDUMB
 
Mickey said:
When are you guys going to STOP replying to the dufus's posts. He/she/it
is just fishing for an argument.

Mickey
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Yeah, it's best to kill file the idiot. He is a psycho moron who knows
nothing at all about ink, printer or paper.
Frank
 
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