Shared Printer

[Ericson]

Hi,

I've set up my printer to be shared with all of my computers in my network.
It's installed as a local printer on my local PC. It's also set as shared on
my local PC, but when i use my laptop to add the printer via network...add
printer, windows network..etc....i can successfully add the printer with no
problems. When that was finished, i can see the shared printer in the
printers and faxes forlder in my laptop. But when i try to open up Notepad
for example, and type in some gibberish, then i go to print, it says..you
need to add a printer to continue, but i see the shared printer already
listed in the print dialogue. But when i select the shared printer, the Print
button is greyed out as well as the properties button, i can only Cancel that
window. What am i missing? Thanks.

 

[Guest]

I always add shared printers by typing \\comp_name_here & pressing enter.
Right-click | Connect to pull the driver back

When you right-click the printer | Properties | Print Test Page | Always
click OK. Does it print?

On the security tab on the printer, does it have 'everyone' to be able to
PRINT? Does it say the printer is offline?

Check these things & post back

 

[Ericson]

When i try to print a test page, a window comes up and says,

Test failed print. would you like to view the print troubleshooter for
assistance? Some driver files are missing or incorrect. reinstall the driver
or try using the latest version.

Operating system is Windows XP Home Edition on both computers.

Thanks.