networked printer problems

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"ketchamc" <ketchamc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A03857F-4C61-428F-A8D9-76A2DC61EA33@microsoft.com...
> I'm having problems with the two computers that are networked to a
> printer.
>
> On one, it will send jobs to the print queue and tell me it's printing,
> but
> nothing comes out. If I try to cancel the print job it says 'deleting' and
> just sits there. This computer is running XP home v.2.0 I believe.
>
> The other computer has stopped recognizing the printer at all. When I try
> to
> print, it says "There was an error writing to PRTmate . . . The printer is
> no
> longer available." This computer is running ME 4.90.3000.
>
> I wasn't here at work when the problem started, so I don't know what
> someone
> could've done to cause this problem. Any ideas on how to fix it would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>