re: Printer sharing problem with XP
Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at 1:19 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Michael Wilson
(54 messages posted)
Strange problem. Put the printer on the 2000 machine instead?
On Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at 10:57 am, Peter wrote:
>I posted this message 2 days ago and it must have been overlooked. Surely there
is
>someone with some idea what my problem is so here is the message again.
>Any help is definitely appreciated.
>I have WinXpPro and have installed an Epson C20 printer - no problems. My PC is
networked
>to another running 2000Pro and I have successfully been able to share the Epson
with
>the other pc. However, when I right-clicked on the printer icon and went to sharing
>I had to run the network wizard and it seemed as though there wasn't a network at
>all. (By the way, the network is working fine and internet sharing is ok). I ran
>the network wizard again as per the printer sharing requirement and actually successfully
>shared the printer and tested it by printing a file on the other pc. - No worries.
>The problem is that when I reboot my computer and go to check that the printer sharing
>is ok it defaults back to asking to run the network wizard again and all the sharing
>settings set up have gone. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any advice.
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