Re: Sharing a Canon i865 - No "preview before printing"

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Cool.

Yeah, they do mention doing just what you described
if in a network situation.

Glad it worked out.

"Metallo" <doriawar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I found the readme file (I had to unhide the folder view), nothing
specific
is written on it if you have the same OS, however, I downloaded the Canon
drive from their website and installed it on both server and client, this
was enough to solve the problem! :)

Thank you for your help!

Alex

"V Green" <vanceg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Metallo" <doriawar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The desktop is wired to the router, the printer is installed on the
desktop
and shared.
I print with my laptop wireless connected.
The only thing that doesn't work is that option, the rest is fine,
since
I
use print preview regularly, I wanted to have the same possibility from
the
laptop.

In the Canon folder I cannot find any readme file...


Mine was here:

D:\BJPrinter\CNMWINXP\Canon i9100 Installer\Inst2

In it I found:
---------------

- When the server uses Windows Me, Windows 98 or Windows 95
and the client uses Windows XP or Windows 2000

When point and print installation is done, the [Page Layout
Printing], [Booklet Printing], [Duplex Printing], [Reverse Order],
[Collate], [Stamp/Background Printing] and [Preview] settings are
made ineffective.
In this case, carry out the following operation:
On the client, open the [Printer Properties] dialog box, select
[Add port...] on the [Ports] tab, and enter the server printer
name together with a network path name.
------------------------

(I know you're going XP to XP but this may still apply)
and other stuff that may help you.


Alex


"V Green" <vanceg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Printer connected to the desktop, trying to print
wirelessly from the laptop (you don't say)?

Many printer drivers are not written such that they support
printing over the network - even though many, many users
are now doing this. Mgfr. arrogantly assumes local printer
connected to local machine.

Look carefully at the README for the Canon printer driver
(should be in a dir. on your HD) for any specific directions
on this. Although printing over the network works OK for
me here after I have manually mapped the remote printer
(\\net use LPTx:\\server\printer), the printer STATUS stuff
has NEVER worked right for Canon printers (I have been
through quite a few) over the network and Canon readily
admits it in the docs.

I suspect that this may be part of your problem.


"Metallo" <doriawar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a small home network connected as follows:

- My Desktop (Server) wired
- My Laptop (Client) wireless
- One Printer (Canon i865)
- Linksys router WAG354G V.2
- OS on both computers: WXP Pro SP2 fully updated

The question:

When I try to print from my laptop, I have no possibility to select
the
option "Preview before printing" simply because it is not active
(greyed
out), but the same option is active in my desktop.

Why?

Alex













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