Shared printer and windows xp service pack 3

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Hello,

I have a HP Deskject 5550, attached via USB to a windows xp SP2 PC (host),
and shared using a hidden network share (like \\pc\share$).

Another PC (guest), using windows XP sp2 used this share for more than a
year now, printing with no issues at all.

A few hours ago I have installed SP3 of winodws XP (including reboot) on the
guest PC and now it can't print to the shared printer.
The host PC (still SP2...) is continuing to print fine locally.

When opening the printer from the guest PC - it is OK, online and no "access
denied" message.
When printing to it nothing happens. when printing a printer test page I get
the message "test page failed to print" and no document is added to the
printing queue.

I tried to remove the printer from the guest PC and also delete the drivers
and then install it again via the network - but all the same.

It looks like SP3 messed things up here.

Do you have any idea of this and how to solve this?

Thanks.

Eitan

 

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