98 and 2000 and xp network problem, pls help!

In article , "gz"
wrote:
Thank you for the help.

1) I did as you said and now can open Win 2000, however, if I work on win 98
box and want to copy file on win 2000 to win 98, I will get the error
something like: "Cannot copy [filename]: the pointed network resource or
device can not be used."

Something happens when working on win 98 and want to copy or transfer file
from winxp to win 98. However, on win 2000 and xp boxes, the file transfer
works fine.

What I need to do further?

I'm still thinking about this one.

2) The printer is Okidata OL600e, which only has driver for win98, that's
why I have to keep a box running win 98 just in order to use the printer. It
works before, but frequently this problem happens and no way to get rid of
it once happened. Sometimes it will work fine right after both systems were
freshly installed. The symptom is on both windows 2000 and xp, the network
printer can be installed, when print a test page, it did show a task on the
printer, but just does not print, and on Windows 2000 and xp, the printer
shown as not available.

What could be the real reason? I cannot run fresh install again and again to
get a chance the printer works.

To use the printer from Win 2000, you must install a Win 2000 driver
on the Win 2000 computer. To use the printer form Win XP, you must
install a Win XP driver on the Win XP computer.

I just looked on the Okidata web site. Here's what it says:

Windows 2000: There are no drivers available for Windows 2000, but the
printer will work with drivers for the HP LaserJet IIp.

Windows XP: The most current driver for this product is already
included in Windows XP.

Installation instructions for both systems are available he
http://my.okidata.com/pp-OL600e.nsf/...u?OpenFrameSet
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"gz" wrote in message
...
Thank you for the help.


2) The printer is Okidata OL600e, which only has driver for win98, that's
why I have to keep a box running win 98 just in order to use the printer.
It works before, but frequently this problem happens and no way to get rid
of it once happened. Sometimes it will work fine right after both systems
were freshly installed. The symptom is on both windows 2000 and xp, the
network printer can be installed, when print a test page, it did show a
task on the printer, but just does not print, and on Windows 2000 and xp,
the printer shown as not available.

Even though it is on a W98 box, the XP and 2000 machines will need the
correct drivers before they can print to it. You can down load the drivers
from http://my.okidata.com/DSDownWeb.nsf/(MOC-OL600E)?OpenView . Save to a
folder and then go to properties of the printer, click on advanced and
follow the prompts to install the new driver.

"gz" wrote in message
...
Thank you for the help.


2) The printer is Okidata OL600e, which only has driver for win98, that's
why I have to keep a box running win 98 just in order to use the printer.
It works before, but frequently this problem happens and no way to get rid
of it once happened. Sometimes it will work fine right after both systems
were freshly installed. The symptom is on both windows 2000 and xp, the
network printer can be installed, when print a test page, it did show a
task on the printer, but just does not print, and on Windows 2000 and xp,
the printer shown as not available.

Even though it is on a W98 box, the XP and 2000 machines will need the
correct drivers before they can print to it. You can down load the drivers
from http://my.okidata.com/DSDownWeb.nsf/...600E)?OpenView . Save to a
folder and then go to properties of the printer, click on advanced and
follow the prompts to install the new driver.