Problem with Connecting Notebooks to Network Printer

[Guest]

No one has ever encountered this problem??? I need help!! Feel like throwing the server on the floor!!!

1) We are using Win Server 2003 Std Editio
2) The desktops that are connected to the server is running on WIN9
3) Notebooks connected to the server is running on WIN XP Pro & Home Editio
4) Network printer is connected to one of the workstation desktop running on WIN 9

Conclusio
A) All desktops running WIN 98 are able connect to the network printe
B) All notebooks running WIN XP Pro & Home Edition cannot connect to the printe

Confuse
- But all desktops & Notebooks are able to log into the sever and see all workstation

What could be wrong??

 

[Alan Morris\(MSFT\)]

I connect my XP notebook to a Server 2003 everyday. But then I am in this
big domain and there's a ton of security.

Let's figure out what is different.

Since you have some Home installs and Home cannot join a domain, I am making
the assumption that your network configuration is Workgroup and all machines
are on the same workgroup name. You will have a problem with the Home
machines once you do make the connection. Remember : click save password.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307053 "Access
Denied" Error Message When You Print to a Network Printer or View the
Printer
Propertieshttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312055Cann
ot Use Network Printer If Your Password Is Not Saved

But until then, do you get any errors? Are the notebook users logged on
with local user rights, admin rights?

Windows 98 connects to the server using SMB protocols. Windows XP connects
using the RPC protocols.

I am not sure what you mean when you state that all desktops and notebooks
can login to the server.

Sorry I do not have a slam dunk answer and only ask more questions, but if
it was that easy you would have already figured it out.


--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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No one has ever encountered this problem??? I need help!! Feel like

throwing the server on the floor!!!!

 

[Quaoar]

No one has ever encountered this problem??? I need help!! Feel like
throwing the server on the floor!!!!

1) We are using Win Server 2003 Std Edition
2) The desktops that are connected to the server is running on WIN98
3) Notebooks connected to the server is running on WIN XP Pro & Home
Edition 4) Network printer is connected to one of the workstation
desktop running on WIN 98

Conclusion
A) All desktops running WIN 98 are able connect to the network
printer
B) All notebooks running WIN XP Pro & Home Edition cannot connect to
the printer

Confused
- But all desktops & Notebooks are able to log into the sever and
see all workstations

What could be wrong???

Are the printer drivers installed on the XP computers?

Q

 

[Guest]

Yes, all Desktops & Notebooks has the printer driver installed..

----- Quaoar wrote: ----

Steven Wong wrote

No one has ever encountered this problem??? I need help!! Feel lik
throwing the server on the floor!!!
2) The desktops that are connected to the server is running on WIN9
3) Notebooks connected to the server is running on WIN XP Pro & Hom
Edition 4) Network printer is connected to one of the workstatio
desktop running on WIN 9
A) All desktops running WIN 98 are able connect to the networ
printe
B) All notebooks running WIN XP Pro & Home Edition cannot connect t
the printe
- But all desktops & Notebooks are able to log into the sever an
see all workstation

Are the printer drivers installed on the XP computers