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Can't pring from XP machine connected printer
I have a new customer who is an a SBS 2003 small business server.
A user is trying to print from a XP Home to a Windows ME machine. Printer is HP 970. User gets no error machine. They can't print a test page on the XP machine. Network shares to this machine do work. Any suggstions to get this fixed would be appreciated. thanks |
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Can't pring from XP machine connected printer
SBS works in a domain environment. Windows XP Home cannot join a domain.
-- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "David Sherman" wrote in message ... I have a new customer who is an a SBS 2003 small business server. A user is trying to print from a XP Home to a Windows ME machine. Printer is HP 970. User gets no error machine. They can't print a test page on the XP machine. Network shares to this machine do work. Any suggstions to get this fixed would be appreciated. thanks |
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Can't pring from XP machine connected printer
I realize that XP Home won't connect to a domain controller but how
does that effect a direct \\ipaddress of the printer connection? thansks On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:27:10 -0800, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" wrote: SBS works in a domain environment. Windows XP Home cannot join a domain. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "David Sherman" wrote in message .. . I have a new customer who is an a SBS 2003 small business server. A user is trying to print from a XP Home to a Windows ME machine. Printer is HP 970. User gets no error machine. They can't print a test page on the XP machine. Network shares to this machine do work. Any suggstions to get this fixed would be appreciated. thanks |
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Can't pring from XP machine connected printer
Can other PCs print to the same printer?
-- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "David Sherman" wrote in message ... I realize that XP Home won't connect to a domain controller but how does that effect a direct \\ipaddress of the printer connection? thansks On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:27:10 -0800, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" wrote: SBS works in a domain environment. Windows XP Home cannot join a domain. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "David Sherman" wrote in message . .. I have a new customer who is an a SBS 2003 small business server. A user is trying to print from a XP Home to a Windows ME machine. Printer is HP 970. User gets no error machine. They can't print a test page on the XP machine. Network shares to this machine do work. Any suggstions to get this fixed would be appreciated. thanks |
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Can't pring from XP machine connected printer
Yes
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:37:23 -0800, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" wrote: Can other PCs print to the same printer? -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "David Sherman" wrote in message .. . I realize that XP Home won't connect to a domain controller but how does that effect a direct \\ipaddress of the printer connection? thansks On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:27:10 -0800, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" wrote: SBS works in a domain environment. Windows XP Home cannot join a domain. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "David Sherman" wrote in message ... I have a new customer who is an a SBS 2003 small business server. A user is trying to print from a XP Home to a Windows ME machine. Printer is HP 970. User gets no error machine. They can't print a test page on the XP machine. Network shares to this machine do work. Any suggstions to get this fixed would be appreciated. thanks |
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Can't print from XP machine connected printer
The solution was very simple.
Once the machines had a same workgroup, I was abale to get the machine to print properly. On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:29:05 -0500, David Sherman wrote: Yes On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:37:23 -0800, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" wrote: Can other PCs print to the same printer? -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "David Sherman" wrote in message . .. I realize that XP Home won't connect to a domain controller but how does that effect a direct \\ipaddress of the printer connection? thansks On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:27:10 -0800, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" wrote: SBS works in a domain environment. Windows XP Home cannot join a domain. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "David Sherman" wrote in message m... I have a new customer who is an a SBS 2003 small business server. A user is trying to print from a XP Home to a Windows ME machine. Printer is HP 970. User gets no error machine. They can't print a test page on the XP machine. Network shares to this machine do work. Any suggstions to get this fixed would be appreciated. thanks |
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Can't print from XP machine connected printer
You said you were in a Domain!!
-- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "David Sherman" wrote in message ... The solution was very simple. Once the machines had a same workgroup, I was abale to get the machine to print properly. On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:29:05 -0500, David Sherman wrote: Yes On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:37:23 -0800, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" wrote: Can other PCs print to the same printer? -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "David Sherman" wrote in message ... I realize that XP Home won't connect to a domain controller but how does that effect a direct \\ipaddress of the printer connection? thansks On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:27:10 -0800, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" wrote: SBS works in a domain environment. Windows XP Home cannot join a domain. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "David Sherman" wrote in message om... I have a new customer who is an a SBS 2003 small business server. A user is trying to print from a XP Home to a Windows ME machine. Printer is HP 970. User gets no error machine. They can't print a test page on the XP machine. Network shares to this machine do work. Any suggstions to get this fixed would be appreciated. thanks |
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