Re: How to Share HP Printer between NT4 and XP Pro?

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 06/06/04 

Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 12:19:39 -0500

1. Open XP's "Help and Support Center".
2. In the Search box type: PRINTER SHARING , and hit enter.
3. Several topics will appear that should be helpful. 

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"Barry Higginbottom" <barryh@kentra.co.uk> wrote in message:
 news:ww3b1knrcja$.a48nyrcotxx9.dlg@40tude.net...
| Hi
| 
| A pal of mine has a small NT4 Workstation network of 4 machines with a
| shared HP Inkjet Printer.
| 
| He has bought a new XP Pro laptop which he plugs into the network to share
| files, but he cannot connect to the network printer.
| 
| He can plug the printer directly to the laptop but its a pain having to
| keep swapping the printer lead from the desktop machine to the laptop!
| 
| I tried installing the shared printer for him but his laptop complains that
| the installed printer driver is not for XP so it won't install it.
| 
| I've looked on the HP web site for a more modern driver but that just
| informs me that XP drivers are supplied by Microsoft as part of XP.
| 
| Can this conundrum be solved?
| 
| -- 
| Best regards
| Barry

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