Re: 2000 client can install but can't print to a shared printer on XP workstation

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From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 03:52:43 -0600

In article <a3af3c7c.0408241230.d4124c1@posting.google.com>,
stemo76@hotmail.com (Stemo76) wrote:
>I see that a lot of post for similar problems but no answers that I
>have not tried.
>
>Problem. HP 982C printer installed on LPT 1 Windows XP home computer
>and is shared as deskjet. Windows 2000 laptop can see the printer and
>install it and file sharing works fine. When going to print a test
>page it immidatley fails. When printing from notepad error message
>'invalid handle', word reports print job failed. From the 2000
>machine I can see the xp computers print jobs enter and exit.
>
>Tried. Reinstalling the drivers on the XP machine. and I have
>installed the drivers on the 2000 machine. on the 2000 machine I have
>installed the printer through the add printer wizard and through the
>network neighborhood.
>
>Enviroment. XP machine wired network to linksys router. 2000 machine
>wireless with linksys 802.11g pcmci card. both machines only have
>TCP/IP running. XP firewall is disabled. and have also disabled the
>Norton firewall that was installed on the xp client.

I'm not sure what the problem is, but here are some things that you
might not have tried that could help:

1. Un-share and re-share the printer on XP.

2. Un-install the printer on both computers. Download the latest 2000
and XP drivers from the HP web site and install the printer using
those drivers rather than drivers on CD or the ones built into
Windows. 

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