Re: Unable to print over the network from my XP laptop

My results are a bit different - not right, but perhaps a bit better than
yours.

I first installed my Canon printer as a USB-connected printer on my XP
laptop. Ergo, the drivers are correct.

I then set it up as a USB-connected printer on my Win 98 Internet Connection
Sharing system, and I turned print sharing on and assigned the share name
"CANON".

Back at the laptop, I then added a network printer, \\MSI\CANON, using the
Canon drivers.

Do this work? Sort of...

I cannot get the printer to show as "ready", but I can print to it. When
printing begins, there's a commentary error message that then goes away.

To improve the response time, I used a DOS command window to run this
command:

"net use \\MSI\CANON /persistent:yes"

It works, but still not quite right.


"Martin Healy" <MartinHealy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AB455706-1817-4927-859B-A14249B4CDDA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I can't print from the printer attached to my Windows 98 machine using my
XP
> computer. I can successfully browse for the printer under
\\Martin\LEXMARK
> when adding the printer in XP. When I select Next in Add Printer Wizard
> after browsing to the correct print queue name above, an error message is
> displayed as "The server for the 'Lexmark Z52 Series ColorFine' printer
does
> not have the correct printer driver installed etc". As a result, I then
> clicked OK to continue and selected the built-in XP Lexmark Z52 driver
from
> the manufacturer's list. Next the Default Printer page appears in the Add
> Printer Wizard requesting me to use this printer as the default printer.
> After choosing YES and selecting Next to this, the final Add Printer page
> appears stating: "You have successfully completed the Add Printer Wizard
etc".
>
> However, when I attempt to print a test page from my XP system over the
> network, it displays the following message: "Test page failed to print.
Would
> you like to use the print troubleshooter for assistance? operation could
not
> be completed".
>
> The status of my Lexmark on Martin network printer shows up as 'Ready' in
> Add Printer wizard and has a pipe attached, indicating a network printer.
If
> I print locally from my Windows 98 machine, I can see the document queue
and
> the document being processed from my XP system by double clicking on the
> printer icon. In other words I can see the test page being printed on my
98
> machine from my XP computer. Also, the Documents would show 1 on my XP
> printer icon. It's strange that I can see pages being printed locally
over
> the network and that I can't print over the network using my XP computer.
> Incidently, Lexmark represents the share name of my printer and Martin
> represents the name of the Windows 98 machine.
>
> Also, I can view all shared resources on my Windows 98 machine over the
> network from my XP laptop. Furthermore, I can access shared folders on
the
> 98 machine and I can successfully ping the 98 machine from my XP laptop.
> From the point of troubleshooting, I elimimated a potential VSERVER.vxd
> conflict message when adding the File and Printer Service in Microsoft
> Networks in Windows 98 by extracting a new copy of this file to the
> C:\Windows\System Directory. This corrected that problem but did not
resolve
> my existing print issue. I would also like to remind you that I was able
to
> print over the network in the past from my XP laptop without ever having
to
> select the built-in XP driver for that printer. I'm using the same
printer
> driver for my Lexmark Z52 on my 98 machine as I did in the past when it
last
> worked. I still have a copy of this print test page from last December.
The
> driver name showed up as UNIDRV.DLL on my XP test page when it last
worked.
> I have done virtually everything as this stage to solve this remote
printing
> issue. There is no real simple solution to this problem as I have found
out
> over the last 3 weeks. It's only since I carried out a reinstallation on
my
> 98 machine a couple months ago, that this problem has arisen. I find it is
> very strange because I have a perfectly working network connection and I'm
> using the built-in XP driver on my XP laptop when connecting to the 98
> printer over the network.
>
> This inability to print over the network from my XP laptop is a major
> drawback because it also means that I can't use this network printer for
> incoming faxes.
>
> The only thing left for me to do now after correcting the VSERVER issue on
> the 98 machine is to uninstall and reinstall the LAN connection components
on
> my XP laptop etc. TCP/IP, WLAN protocols, File & Printer sharing etc in
> Network properties which could be problematic in its own way. Please
note, I
> can print locally from my printer and I can access shared folders on the
98
> machine from my XP laptop but I just can't print over the network using
the
> printer attached to the 98 machine.
>
> Could you please tell me if there is any technical online chat (SIP)
> facility available in relation to this issue as this problem is ongoing
for a
> long time now. I don't think the manfacturer of my XP laptop will assist
me
> with this problem as the 98 machine is from a different manufacturer. At
> this stage, I feel the problem lies on the XP side rather that from the 98
> machine. This is why I have posted the problem here rather than the
Windows
> 98 community site. Recent windows updates or patches on my XP laptop may
> have lead to this problem. It's is not a Lexmark issue either as it
worked
> before using this printer and I have carried out the exact same procedure
in
> setting up the network printer as in the past. Finally it is not a
printer
> driver issue as well since I'm using the built-in Lexmark Z52 XP driver on
my
> XP system while adding the printer - even though I succeeded without this
> driver in the past by just using the UNIDRV.DLL driver on the 98 side.
The
> printer port settings are also correct as it shows up as \\Martin\Lexmark
in
> XP and LPT1 in 98.
>
> Once again, I would appreciate any suggestions that may fix this problem
if
> at all possible.
>
> Thanks


.

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