Re: network printer appears as a LPT1 entry with no network info

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What do you mean by "create the link to the Xerox printer"? Are you
installing it by Add Printer or doing something else?
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"GMcHale" <GMcHale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have 3 systems running Win XP Pro. A tower and two notebooks. The
> notebooks
> are connected via wirless networking. The tower has a HP Fax/Priinter
> combo
> attached and a Xerox XD100 attached locally as well. All devices could
> print
> successfully with no problems. One notebook was changed to a Sony VAio
> with
> XP Pro with SP2+ installed. I can created a link to the HP printer and it
> works fine.
>
> When I create the link to the Xerox printer the new print element on the
> Sony will not print to the tower attached printer. Looking at the device
> properties I see that the Ports properties show the printer being attached
> locally via lpt1. It should be showing the network address of the tower
> machine \\bruce\\xerox. The port buttons are grayed out and I cannot
> change
> the attributes of this device.
>
> I access the devices on the tower system via the network and then select
> install to install the drivers on the new notebook.
>
> I've deleted and recreated a couple of times with the same results.
> I've also checked the other notebook, deleted the printer and recreated
> with
> no problems.
>
> Running out of ideas? Thanks Greg


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