Shared Printer Woes

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Win 7 / 64 on my Desktop - Win 7 Starter on my Netbook.

I have 2 shared printers connected to my Desktop. Canon MP510 and HP
LaserJet 1020.

I am able to print to the Canon from my netbook...no problem , however , if
I try to print to the LaserJet , the print job doesn't activate.

The job shows up in the Print Manager , but it just 'sits there '.

I DID install the 32 bit version of the driver on the netbook BTW. No error
messages BTW.

I removed the Laserjet , browsed and found it again , reinstalled , same
problem.

Any suggestions appreciated , as always.

Thanks
 
Win 7 / 64 on my Desktop - Win 7 Starter on my Netbook.

I have 2 shared printers connected to my Desktop. Canon MP510 and HP
LaserJet 1020.

I am able to print to the Canon from my netbook...no problem , however , if
I try to print to the LaserJet , the print job doesn't activate.

The job shows up in the Print Manager , but it just 'sits there '.

I DID install the 32 bit version of the driver on the netbook BTW. No error
messages BTW.

I removed the Laserjet , browsed and found it again , reinstalled , same
problem.

Any suggestions appreciated , as always.

Thanks
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Maybe not related, but what the Hell, it helped me.
Look up the registry mod for enabling IPV6 on the desktop.
Local Machine...services.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com...k/thread/5a1e05d7-c39a-4b53-8a48-05a75c746388

Says disbale, but you really want the DWORD (QWORD in 64 bit) to have a value of
0, that enables all IPV6

Delete the network connection on the laptop and run the network wizard again.
 
MD34 said:
Maybe not related, but what the Hell, it helped me.
Look up the registry mod for enabling IPV6 on the desktop.
Local Machine...services.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com...k/thread/5a1e05d7-c39a-4b53-8a48-05a75c746388

Says disbale, but you really want the DWORD (QWORD in 64 bit) to have a
value of
0, that enables all IPV6

Delete the network connection on the laptop and run the network wizard
again.
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Many Thanks , but I don't believe IP v6 is the issue as my Canon works just
fine ( the printers are shared via Homegroup and it's functioning as
expected )

I found a similar query with the LaserJet that described exactly the same
problem and the solution was Compatibility Mode for XP / Vista ? Might give
that a try...
Does it make sense to install it ' normally ' using USB to see if it works
that way ? Just curious..
 
Many Thanks , but I don't believe IP v6 is the issue as my Canon works just
fine ( the printers are shared via Homegroup and it's functioning as
expected )
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I dicked aropund with this on and off for a couple of months after my son
decided he needed W764bit. What a PITA W7 is. You'd expect it to work out of the
box with the old network, XP in my case.

The last time I did the regedit and went to reinstall the networked printer on
the W7 machine and I noticed there were 3 other "phantom printers" with similar
names that I could choose from. Apparently they were leftovers from prior
attempts to share the XP printer. Two of them were from mapping the machines
directly (//computername//printername) and one was from a regular install. I
haven't found a way to delete them, but I did select the right one and it works
fine now. Maybe you selected a "phantom". Some of my earlier attempts had
results like yours: Sent to a queu but nothing happened.

Did it ever print even a test page?
Are both printers USB?
Are they on the same USB Host Adapter or hub?

Mine is also a Laserjet, the cheapie P1006. The 32bit driver worked fine on the
W7/64 machine, but I had read of people having to download a 64 driver from
Vista.

I now offically HATE W7. Can't believe there isn't and upgraded path from XP. My
install wasn't too tough, but what about the average Joe? Why can't teh networks
get along? :)
 
MD34 said:
I dicked aropund with this on and off for a couple of months after my son
decided he needed W764bit. What a PITA W7 is. You'd expect it to work out
of the
box with the old network, XP in my case.

The last time I did the regedit and went to reinstall the networked
printer on
the W7 machine and I noticed there were 3 other "phantom printers" with
similar
names that I could choose from. Apparently they were leftovers from prior
attempts to share the XP printer. Two of them were from mapping the
machines
directly (//computername//printername) and one was from a regular install.
I
haven't found a way to delete them, but I did select the right one and it
works
fine now. Maybe you selected a "phantom". Some of my earlier attempts had
results like yours: Sent to a queu but nothing happened.

Did it ever print even a test page?
Are both printers USB?
Are they on the same USB Host Adapter or hub?

Mine is also a Laserjet, the cheapie P1006. The 32bit driver worked fine
on the
W7/64 machine, but I had read of people having to download a 64 driver
from
Vista.

I now offically HATE W7. Can't believe there isn't and upgraded path from
XP. My
install wasn't too tough, but what about the average Joe? Why can't teh
networks
get along? :)
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I can't really complain too much , overall Win 7 64 has been very well
behaved , I have no problem sharing with my XP box.

I connected the netbook via USB , installed the driver , and it worked
perfectly ( so I know the driver is OK..) My Canon works perfectly as a
shared printer to the netbook. It's not ' important ' ...but I would like it
work if possible. If I wanted ' perfection ' I'd be all Mac by now !
Everyone knows they don't have any problems at all...right ? <G>
 
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