Network printer driver?

  • Thread starter Thread starter SpreadTooThin
  • Start date Start date
S

SpreadTooThin

Hi I have an HP Deskjet 5150...
I am having trouble printing to it from another workstation.
The printer has been setup for sharing...
It appears in the list of network printers available at the remote
workstation where I am trying to print from.
However I am unable to print to it from any application...
Both systems are Win2K with all the patches...
Any recommendations?
 
What you might try is share the printer without the additional drivers, then
install the Windows 2000 printer driver locally, then
Setting|Printers|"printer"|Properties|Ports|Add Port|Local Port|New Port,
then in the port name specify the complete printer's share name (as shared
on Windows 2000 machine) something like \\Win2000\HP5150 Where
\\Win2000\HP5150 is the full UNC path to the shared printer.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi I have an HP Deskjet 5150...
| I am having trouble printing to it from another workstation.
| The printer has been setup for sharing...
| It appears in the list of network printers available at the remote
| workstation where I am trying to print from.
| However I am unable to print to it from any application...
| Both systems are Win2K with all the patches...
| Any recommendations?
|
 
Dave said:
What you might try is share the printer without the additional drivers, then
install the Windows 2000 printer driver locally, then
Setting|Printers|"printer"|Properties|Ports|Add Port|Local Port|New Port,
then in the port name specify the complete printer's share name (as shared
on Windows 2000 machine) something like \\Win2000\HP5150 Where
\\Win2000\HP5150 is the full UNC path to the shared printer.

--
Click to expand...
So should I start by removing the existing printer drivers from all
systems?
and then remove the printer as well?



Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi I have an HP Deskjet 5150...
| I am having trouble printing to it from another workstation.
| The printer has been setup for sharing...
| It appears in the list of network printers available at the remote
| workstation where I am trying to print from.
| However I am unable to print to it from any application...
| Both systems are Win2K with all the patches...
| Any recommendations?
|
Click to expand...
 
I'd try it once first to see if it works. How many is "all systems"? My
solution is work-aroundish in nature. If it's more than a few then I'd check
the HP support site.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...624&lc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=304431&dlc=en

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| So should I start by removing the existing printer drivers from all
| systems?
| and then remove the printer as well?
 
I just did this, though with a different HP printer.

Did you install "just" the drivers in the "other"
systems? This is what I had to do, and when
I added the printer, it found the networked
printer, and installed ok, and am able to print
from ALL PCs.
 
Dave said:
What you might try is share the printer without the additional drivers, then
install the Windows 2000 printer driver locally, then
Setting|Printers|"printer"|Properties|Ports|Add Port|Local Port|New Port,
then in the port name specify the complete printer's share name (as shared
on Windows 2000 machine) something like \\Win2000\HP5150 Where
\\Win2000\HP5150 is the full UNC path to the shared printer.
Click to expand...

How do I determine the full UNC path name?
The workgroup is WORKGROUP
The computers name is Pegasus
The printers name is hpdownstairs

By the way.. Connecting to the printer on the remote workstation
allowed me to print...
doh!

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi I have an HP Deskjet 5150...
| I am having trouble printing to it from another workstation.
| The printer has been setup for sharing...
| It appears in the list of network printers available at the remote
| workstation where I am trying to print from.
| However I am unable to print to it from any application...
| Both systems are Win2K with all the patches...
| Any recommendations?
|
Click to expand...
 
SpreadTooThin said:
How do I determine the full UNC path name?
The workgroup is WORKGROUP
The computers name is Pegasus
The printers name is hpdownstairs

By the way.. Connecting to the printer on the remote workstation
allowed me to print...
doh!
Click to expand...


By the way its a USB printer and adding a Port stops it from printing...
 
\\Pegasus\hpdownstairs

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| How do I determine the full UNC path name?
| The workgroup is WORKGROUP
| The computers name is Pegasus
| The printers name is hpdownstairs
|
| By the way.. Connecting to the printer on the remote workstation
| allowed me to print...
| doh!
 
Add port on the remote machine only.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| SpreadTooThin wrote:
| > How do I determine the full UNC path name?
| > The workgroup is WORKGROUP
| > The computers name is Pegasus
| > The printers name is hpdownstairs
| >
| > By the way.. Connecting to the printer on the remote workstation
| > allowed me to print...
| > doh!
|
|
| By the way its a USB printer and adding a Port stops it from printing...
|
 
Back
Top