Home network sharing a USB printer

[Mike Schumacher]

I have used shared printers successfully many times in
win95, and win98 but alway with parallel port printers.

I just created a wireless network at home and I can
communicate between machines and use the shared modem on
one computer to surf the net from the other computer.
This is with my home computer and my work laptop, both
have Win xp Pro.

I can also access the shared HP 1012 printer from the
other computer using "network places" over the network
because I browsed for it and found it when intalling the
printer.

The problem is that I can't get anything to print over
the network. All other file sharing and communications
over the network are working fine.

In the past when I networked printers the port listed on
the host computer would be the parallel port and the port
listed on the other computer would alway look like this (
\\home-computer\HP-Laserjet )

But this time with win XP and a HP LaserJet 1012 (USB
connection) the port listed on both the host computer and
the networked computer is DOT4_001 and I can't modify it
at all.

I would think that it should be possible to network a
printer on a host computer in which the printer has a USB
connection since most new printers have a USB connection.

Thanks for all your help

Mike

 

[Alan Morris\(MSFT\)]

When you look at the properties of a connection you will actually see the
properties that are set on the remote machine. If I have administrative
privileges on the remote system, I can change settings on the printer that
will affect everyone that connects to the print share.


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314073
How to Troubleshoot Network Printing Problems in Windows XP

--
Alan Morris
Microsoft Printing Team
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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[Alan Morris\(MSFT\)]

Also check the Everyone permissions on the spool directory (by default
Windows\system32\spool\printers)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418&Product=winxp
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP


--
Alan Morris
Microsoft Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

When you look at the properties of a connection you will actually see the
properties that are set on the remote machine. If I have administrative
privileges on the remote system, I can change settings on the printer that
will affect everyone that connects to the print share.


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314073
How to Troubleshoot Network Printing Problems in Windows XP

--
Alan Morris
Microsoft Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I have used shared printers successfully many times in
win95, and win98 but alway with parallel port printers.

I just created a wireless network at home and I can
communicate between machines and use the shared modem on
one computer to surf the net from the other computer.
This is with my home computer and my work laptop, both
have Win xp Pro.

I can also access the shared HP 1012 printer from the
other computer using "network places" over the network
because I browsed for it and found it when intalling the
printer.

The problem is that I can't get anything to print over
the network. All other file sharing and communications
over the network are working fine.

In the past when I networked printers the port listed on
the host computer would be the parallel port and the port
listed on the other computer would alway look like this (
\\home-computer\HP-Laserjet )

But this time with win XP and a HP LaserJet 1012 (USB
connection) the port listed on both the host computer and
the networked computer is DOT4_001 and I can't modify it
at all.

I would think that it should be possible to network a
printer on a host computer in which the printer has a USB
connection since most new printers have a USB connection.

Thanks for all your help

Mike

 

[Guest]

I'm having almost exactly the same problem, but do not understand your response(s) to the original question. Basically my situation is this. Have an XP box and an HP3550 connected to it (via USB). Can see this printer on the WinME box, but can't print to it. Either site asks for drivers, but when I try to install Win 98 drivers, everything screws up. If I try to install additional drivers for ME on the XP box, it crashes, and if I try to install the ME drivers on the ME box, it asks me to hook up the printer to the USB port – but I can’t because its connected to the XP box in another room!!!

Thanks in advance

----- Alan Morris(MSFT) wrote: ----

Also check the Everyone permissions on the spool directory (by defaul
Windows\system32\spool\printers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418&Product=winx
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Window
X


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Alan Morri
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When you look at the properties of a connection you will actually see th
properties that are set on the remote machine. If I have administrativ
privileges on the remote system, I can change settings on the printer tha
will affect everyone that connects to the print shareHow to Troubleshoot Network Printing Problems in Windows X

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I have used shared printers successfully many times i
win95, and win98 but alway with parallel port printers
communicate between machines and use the shared modem o
one computer to surf the net from the other computer
This is with my home computer and my work laptop, bot
have Win xp Pro
other computer using "network places" over the networ
because I browsed for it and found it when intalling th
printer
the network. All other file sharing and communication
over the network are working fine
the host computer would be the parallel port and the por
listed on the other computer would alway look like this
\\home-computer\HP-Laserjet
connection) the port listed on both the host computer an
the networked computer is DOT4_001 and I can't modify i
at all
printer on a host computer in which the printer has a US
connection since most new printers have a USB connection

 

[Victor D.]

You need to start over dude! Read this link:

http://www.coribright.com/Windows/Article Six.htm

I'm having almost exactly the same problem, but do not understand your

response(s) to the original question. Basically my situation is this. Have
an XP box and an HP3550 connected to it (via USB). Can see this printer on
the WinME box, but can't print to it. Either site asks for drivers, but when
I try to install Win 98 drivers, everything screws up. If I try to install
additional drivers for ME on the XP box, it crashes, and if I try to install
the ME drivers on the ME box, it asks me to hook up the printer to the USB
port - but I can't because its connected to the XP box in another room!!!!

Thanks in advance.

----- Alan Morris(MSFT) wrote: -----

Also check the Everyone permissions on the spool directory (by default

Windows\system32\spool\printers)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418&Product=winxp
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP


--
Alan Morris
Microsoft Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

When you look at the properties of a connection you will actually see the
properties that are set on the remote machine. If I have administrative
privileges on the remote system, I can change settings on the printer that
will affect everyone that connects to the print share.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314073

How to Troubleshoot Network Printing Problems in Windows XP

--

Alan Morris
Microsoft Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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[Bruce Sanderson]

You may be out of luck. Unfortunately, some of the simple (cheap?) ink jet
printers and the corresponding drivers only work when the driver can
communicate directly with the printer via the USB cable. This means that
getting them to work over a network is impossible or very difficult.

From the information on the HP web site about this printer, I suspect the HP
DJ 3550 is in this category.

No guarantees, but try this on the ME computer:

Using the technique at http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterNoPP.htm,
at step 8, select a different HP DeskJet printer (e.g. HP DeskJet 550C).
This may allow you to print from the ME computer although not all of the
capabilities of the HP DeskJet 3550 will be available.

If this doesn't work, I'll try and think of something else to try. There
are thousands of printer models and I only have one at home and its not an
HP DeskJet 3550, so I can't try this out first.

--
Bruce Sanderson MVP

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.

I'm having almost exactly the same problem, but do not understand your

response(s) to the original question. Basically my situation is this. Have
an XP box and an HP3550 connected to it (via USB). Can see this printer on
the WinME box, but can't print to it. Either site asks for drivers, but when
I try to install Win 98 drivers, everything screws up. If I try to install
additional drivers for ME on the XP box, it crashes, and if I try to install
the ME drivers on the ME box, it asks me to hook up the printer to the USB
port - but I can't because its connected to the XP box in another room!!!!

Thanks in advance.

----- Alan Morris(MSFT) wrote: -----

Also check the Everyone permissions on the spool directory (by default

Windows\system32\spool\printers)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418&Product=winxp
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP


--
Alan Morris
Microsoft Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

When you look at the properties of a connection you will actually see the
properties that are set on the remote machine. If I have administrative
privileges on the remote system, I can change settings on the printer that
will affect everyone that connects to the print share.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314073

How to Troubleshoot Network Printing Problems in Windows XP

--

Alan Morris
Microsoft Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no

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