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More info?)
>
> OK, so you have the drivers installed, but it is still looking
> for the printer on the local printer port (LPT1
.
>
> What you have to do now is use the 'add printer' function on
> '98 to browse for and add the printer as a network printer (I
> assume it is 'shared' on the XP box).
>
> Since the drivers are already installed, it may not prompt you
> for the drivers disk when you tell it to connect to the
> network shared printer. Or it may say that some drivers are
> already installed and ask if you would like to keep the
> existing drivers. Of course, answer 'yes' to this. Once the
> network version of the printer is set up an running, you can
> delete the version of the printer that is set up to print to
> the local port.
>
> -OR-
>
> Another way to do it would be to set up a new TCP/IP 'port' on
> the Win98 computer that points to the address of the XP
> computer. Search online for instructions for installing a
> TCP/IP port on a win98 box (I can't remember the step-by-step,
> since I haven't used 98 for so long). Once the port is set up,
> you just need to tell the printer to print to the new TCP/IP
> port instead of LPT1:. This is as simple as going into the
> 'ports' section of the properties for that printer and
> selecting the new port from a list of available ports.
>
> I know that sounds kind of complex, but it really is pretty
> straight forward.
Thanks for your help.
I carried out the first instruction and completed all the stages of
installation of a network printer.
When I was asked to give the network path I used browse and selected the
network path from the Network Neighbourhood\Laptop\epson lp
But the name of the shared printers was EPSONSty, so I had to change the
name to be the same as the shared name. Why this name was different?
Finally I got the message "This printer could not be installed. Quit all
programmes, restart windows and try again. If the problem persists, contact
you system administrator"
I tried again with the same results.
Suggestions?
Blair