RE: help getting XP to find a shared printer on win 95

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From: Don (Don_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/20/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:57:01 -0700

"Chip" wrote:

> yes-tcp/ip is running on the W95 computer. If I look under
> network from my computer control panel it shows an entry
> for TCP/IP -> Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet Adapter
> (NC100 v2) and print sharing is turned on on this
> connection.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Do you have tcp/ip running on the W95 computer? I had the
> >same problem and after adding the tcp/ip protocal it
> >worked. Apparently XP only uses tcp/ip for sharing.
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>I have a main system running win 95 and a secondary
> >laptop
> >>running Win XP Home Edition (SP1). I can't get the XP
> >>system to find the W95 printer. I know the printer is
> >>shared correctly on the win 95 side as my other laptop
> >>running w98 is able to use the w95 printer ok.
> >>
> >>Using the "Add a printer" wizard on the XP system, when
> I
> >>browse for printers, it can find the Win 95 system but
> it
> >>doesn't seem to show there is a printer. The search
> >screen
> >>returns the following:
> >>Microsoft Windows Network
> >> HOME (Name of home network)
> >> COMPUTER (Name of the Win 95 system)
> >>but it has no printers listed under COMPUTER to select
> to
> >>add?
> >>
> >>Help?
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >
>

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