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Anonymous   07-05-2005 at 04:03:45 AM

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We have a PC running XP Prof connected to another running Win98SE;
connection via cross-over CAT5 RJ45 to NIC in each PC. Works fine.

However, the XP PC has a Lexmark USB printer connected. How to set it up to
be shared by the Win98SE PC? I've set the printer to Share, but when I go
to load its W98 drivers on the W98 PC, it "finds" it as a network printer,
but when the driver CD is loaded, it says no such printer is connected, and
terminates the installation.

Ideas?

Pemo

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unrepper   07-05-2005 at 04:03:46 AM
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"Pemo" wrote:

> We have a PC running XP Prof connected to another running Win98SE;
> connection via cross-over CAT5 RJ45 to NIC in each PC. Works fine.
>
> However, the XP PC has a Lexmark USB printer connected. How to set it up to
> be shared by the Win98SE PC? I've set the printer to Share, but when I go
> to load its W98 drivers on the W98 PC, it "finds" it as a network printer,
> but when the driver CD is loaded, it says no such printer is connected, and
> terminates the installation.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Pemo
>
> --
> ,-._|\
> / Oz \ Melbourne
> \_,--.x/ Australia
> v
>
>
> Ensure file and print sharing is set for both OS's. rename your printer in the printer folder example:office printer. click start, run then type \\office printer this should locate the printer on the network

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Anonymous   07-05-2005 at 07:52:54 PM
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Make sure the "Share As" name is short and sweet. ( 13 char or less and
no spaces or funny stuff :-) )

Pemo wrote:

> We have a PC running XP Prof connected to another running Win98SE;
> connection via cross-over CAT5 RJ45 to NIC in each PC. Works fine.
>
> However, the XP PC has a Lexmark USB printer connected. How to set it up to
> be shared by the Win98SE PC? I've set the printer to Share, but when I go
> to load its W98 drivers on the W98 PC, it "finds" it as a network printer,
> but when the driver CD is loaded, it says no such printer is connected, and
> terminates the installation.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Pemo
>

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