Re: W2K & W98 printer sharing

"Rick Bennett" <rick.bennett@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I have two computers. One's OS is W2K, the other W98. THey
> are connected via a hub. I have just installed an HP2110v
> All-In-One printer on the W2K machine and it is working
> properly. I now wish to share the printer with the other
> PC on my hub and have not been successful. Does anyone
> have the procedure (or url) that would help me get this
> issue resolved? Thanks!

The good news: In the Win2K printer options there is one to add drivers for
other operating systems including win98se

( Start -> Settings -> printers then right click the printer in the printer
page, select sharing and there is a button 'additional drivers')

The bad news: I've done this, and my win98 machine doesn't even see the
shared printer on the network but other Win2K machines see it ok

So if you find a solution I'm all ears !

Andrew Mawson

"Andrew Mawson" <andrew@mawson.org.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Rick Bennett" <rick.bennett@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:36ad01c33ff3$b6f94c60$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > I have two computers. One's OS is W2K, the other W98. THey
> > are connected via a hub. I have just installed an HP2110v
> > All-In-One printer on the W2K machine and it is working
> > properly. I now wish to share the printer with the other
> > PC on my hub and have not been successful. Does anyone
> > have the procedure (or url) that would help me get this
> > issue resolved? Thanks!
>
> The good news: In the Win2K printer options there is one to add drivers
for
> other operating systems including win98se
>
> ( Start -> Settings -> printers then right click the printer in the
printer
> page, select sharing and there is a button 'additional drivers')
>
> The bad news: I've done this, and my win98 machine doesn't even see the
> shared printer on the network but other Win2K machines see it ok
>
> So if you find a solution I'm all ears !
>
> Andrew Mawson
>
>
>

Just been shown how to do this by my (Win NT proficient) son !

Apparently Win 2K and NT don't publish the shared printers to Win 98 other
than using netbios, so instead of being able to browse for the shared
printer from Win98 you have to put in the full share name. If that sounds
like I don't really know what I'm talking about it's true ! But he did it
and set it up for me <g>

Andrew Mawson