The second line is the description for the share. XP does some stuff "for
you", like find and share printers as part of the "simple" sharing. IF you
want to print directly to the network printer, it will have to be installed
on each machine using the HP software. If you want to print to it via the
share, you'll need to verify that it's shared on the first computer you
installed it on , and connect the others to that share.
....kurt
"David Busby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Have network of 3 XP pro computers plus an HP network printer. A Toshiba
> laptop can see the other computers, use the printer, the Internet, etc.
> When I 'View workgroup computers' from 'My Network Places' I get an icon
> for the Toshiba but when I click on it a dialog comes up saying that it is
> inaccesible and I don't have permision, etc. The networking protocols seem
> identical on all machines, simple file sharing enabled, the usual things.
> In fact all the settings seem identical. The only obviously odd thing is
> that it is named 'Toshiba' and the icon is called 'Toshiba' ok, but then
> underneath it a second line in brackets '(Toshiba)'. The other computer
> simply come up with their names on one line. Please can anyone figure what
> might be happening, and a cure? I think I have tried everything bar
> installing XP again.
>
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