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shared printer on 98 and XP problems
Hi,
I have just bought a new HP Deskjet 2300 series USB printer. I have installed it onto a windows XP machine and shared it for all users. I now have 2 98 machines and I am having some trouble connecting to the printer. I can see it over the network but can't seem to get it to work. I run through the wizard but can't find the correct drivers to load the printer. I get to the stage with the list of printer and click on HP (left hand side) and then my printer isn't in the Right hand side list so I click 'have disk' but then can't find any file that works (can't find the software that is associated with your hardware). I have also tried installing the printer onto the 98 first, then transferring it back to the XP then trying to connect to the shared printer but still can not get a connection. I am stuck. Please help. Cheers Lenny |
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shared printer on 98 and XP problems
"Lenny" wrote in message ... Hi, I have just bought a new HP Deskjet 2300 series USB printer. I have installed it onto a windows XP machine and shared it for all users. I now have 2 98 machines and I am having some trouble connecting to the printer. I can see it over the network but can't seem to get it to work. I run through the wizard but can't find the correct drivers to load the printer. I get to the stage with the list of printer and click on HP (left hand side) and then my printer isn't in the Right hand side list so I click 'have disk' but then can't find any file that works (can't find the software that is associated with your hardware). I have also tried installing the printer onto the 98 first, then transferring it back to the XP then trying to connect to the shared printer but still can not get a connection. I am stuck. Please help. Cheers Lenny go back to the XP machine and run through the setup ...somewhere it will give you an option of installing "additional drivers" on the XP box...install the w98 drivers then when the w98 box maps the printer for use , it is supposed to dl the drivers from the host XP box hth |
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shared printer on 98 and XP problems
Hi haggis,
I have tried that but when I tick the 98 box it then asks me for the Windows 98 disk which I have put in but of course it is unable to find the drivers on that. I have also put the printer driver disk in too and again it doesn't seem to be able to find the correct file even when I search for it. "Haggis" wrote in message ... "Lenny" wrote in message ... Hi, I have just bought a new HP Deskjet 2300 series USB printer. I have installed it onto a windows XP machine and shared it for all users. I now have 2 98 machines and I am having some trouble connecting to the printer. I can see it over the network but can't seem to get it to work. I run through the wizard but can't find the correct drivers to load the printer. I get to the stage with the list of printer and click on HP (left hand side) and then my printer isn't in the Right hand side list so I click 'have disk' but then can't find any file that works (can't find the software that is associated with your hardware). I have also tried installing the printer onto the 98 first, then transferring it back to the XP then trying to connect to the shared printer but still can not get a connection. I am stuck. Please help. Cheers Lenny go back to the XP machine and run through the setup ...somewhere it will give you an option of installing "additional drivers" on the XP box...install the w98 drivers then when the w98 box maps the printer for use , it is supposed to dl the drivers from the host XP box hth |
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shared printer on 98 and XP problems
Were you successful in getting the printer to work when it was directly
connected to the 98 machine? Have you tried running the installer on the 98 machine and browsing to the printer (shared from the XP machine) when asked for the location? What, exactly, happens? -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP -- Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "Lenny" wrote in message ... Hi haggis, I have tried that but when I tick the 98 box it then asks me for the Windows 98 disk which I have put in but of course it is unable to find the drivers on that. I have also put the printer driver disk in too and again it doesn't seem to be able to find the correct file even when I search for it. "Haggis" wrote in message ... "Lenny" wrote in message ... Hi, I have just bought a new HP Deskjet 2300 series USB printer. I have installed it onto a windows XP machine and shared it for all users. I now have 2 98 machines and I am having some trouble connecting to the printer. I can see it over the network but can't seem to get it to work. I run through the wizard but can't find the correct drivers to load the printer. I get to the stage with the list of printer and click on HP (left hand side) and then my printer isn't in the Right hand side list so I click 'have disk' but then can't find any file that works (can't find the software that is associated with your hardware). I have also tried installing the printer onto the 98 first, then transferring it back to the XP then trying to connect to the shared printer but still can not get a connection. I am stuck. Please help. Cheers Lenny go back to the XP machine and run through the setup ...somewhere it will give you an option of installing "additional drivers" on the XP box...install the w98 drivers then when the w98 box maps the printer for use , it is supposed to dl the drivers from the host XP box hth |
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Yes, It prints when connected directly to the 98 machine with no problems. I
haven't tried sharing to the XP yet but will. However the network is fine as all 3 computers are sharing information from the XP machine and when I have the printer connected to the XP then the 98's can 'see' it but just not load the correct drivers. (The computer and the driver CD are straight out of the box "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... Were you successful in getting the printer to work when it was directly connected to the 98 machine? Have you tried running the installer on the 98 machine and browsing to the printer (shared from the XP machine) when asked for the location? What, exactly, happens? -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP -- Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "Lenny" wrote in message ... Hi haggis, I have tried that but when I tick the 98 box it then asks me for the Windows 98 disk which I have put in but of course it is unable to find the drivers on that. I have also put the printer driver disk in too and again it doesn't seem to be able to find the correct file even when I search for it. "Haggis" wrote in message ... "Lenny" wrote in message ... Hi, I have just bought a new HP Deskjet 2300 series USB printer. I have installed it onto a windows XP machine and shared it for all users. I now have 2 98 machines and I am having some trouble connecting to the printer. I can see it over the network but can't seem to get it to work. I run through the wizard but can't find the correct drivers to load the printer. I get to the stage with the list of printer and click on HP (left hand side) and then my printer isn't in the Right hand side list so I click 'have disk' but then can't find any file that works (can't find the software that is associated with your hardware). I have also tried installing the printer onto the 98 first, then transferring it back to the XP then trying to connect to the shared printer but still can not get a connection. I am stuck. Please help. Cheers Lenny go back to the XP machine and run through the setup ...somewhere it will give you an option of installing "additional drivers" on the XP box...install the w98 drivers then when the w98 box maps the printer for use , it is supposed to dl the drivers from the host XP box hth |
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I've run into this before and found it easier to just leave it attached to
the 98 machine and share it from there. Yes, I eventually resolved it otherwise, but only after a long t-shooting session that I can't recall much of anymore. It's a matter of what's most convenient for you. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP -- Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "Lenny" wrote in message ... Yes, It prints when connected directly to the 98 machine with no problems. I haven't tried sharing to the XP yet but will. However the network is fine as all 3 computers are sharing information from the XP machine and when I have the printer connected to the XP then the 98's can 'see' it but just not load the correct drivers. (The computer and the driver CD are straight out of the box "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... Were you successful in getting the printer to work when it was directly connected to the 98 machine? Have you tried running the installer on the 98 machine and browsing to the printer (shared from the XP machine) when asked for the location? What, exactly, happens? -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP -- Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "Lenny" wrote in message ... Hi haggis, I have tried that but when I tick the 98 box it then asks me for the Windows 98 disk which I have put in but of course it is unable to find the drivers on that. I have also put the printer driver disk in too and again it doesn't seem to be able to find the correct file even when I search for it. "Haggis" wrote in message ... "Lenny" wrote in message ... Hi, I have just bought a new HP Deskjet 2300 series USB printer. I have installed it onto a windows XP machine and shared it for all users. I now have 2 98 machines and I am having some trouble connecting to the printer. I can see it over the network but can't seem to get it to work. I run through the wizard but can't find the correct drivers to load the printer. I get to the stage with the list of printer and click on HP (left hand side) and then my printer isn't in the Right hand side list so I click 'have disk' but then can't find any file that works (can't find the software that is associated with your hardware). I have also tried installing the printer onto the 98 first, then transferring it back to the XP then trying to connect to the shared printer but still can not get a connection. I am stuck. Please help. Cheers Lenny go back to the XP machine and run through the setup ...somewhere it will give you an option of installing "additional drivers" on the XP box...install the w98 drivers then when the w98 box maps the printer for use , it is supposed to dl the drivers from the host XP box hth |
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