W98 can't see shared printer on XP box

#1 Ron_Jeremy

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Posted 10 June 2002 - 01:16 PM

Okay, 3 computers in a small office:

A:> Laptop running NT4

B:> XP Pro desktop with printer connected to it's parallel port. The printer is shared, & the "Guest" account is enabled (figuring I had to for W98 to access files/printer) with a blank password (temporary)

C:> Win98 box with printer connected to its parallel port. Printer is shared

Both computers A & B can see & print to both printers. The Win98 box can see both machines (in Network Neighborhood), but when I click the XP Pro box in Network Neighborhood, I only see the "Shared Documents" folder (containing the default "Shared Music/Pictures" folders), but I do not see the printer.

Any ideas?

#2 thymios

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Posted 13 June 2002 - 01:11 PM

Having the firewall of XP enabled might cause problems like this, and unfortunatelly it's not that easy to configure properly and quickly. Try disabling it for a start and let us know if this is not the problem.

#3 Davros

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Posted 13 June 2002 - 06:45 PM

Make sure the share name of the printer isn't too long or has spaces. Sometimes that has given me trouble before. Also, make sure you have additional drivers for Win9x installed for that printer (it's on the sharing tab).