tcp/ip port

[Guest]

I have a small home network, 2 desktops and 3 laptops all running XP with SP2
and up to date patches. I recently purchaced a HP LASERJET4050tn printer.
This printer is equiped with a NIC. On all laptops and one desktop machine I
was able to create a new port with add printer wizard and connect to the
printer connected to the router.

The question is on my oldest machine that is running XP Pro SP2 in the
printer wizard dialog under add new port There is no option for "standard
TCP/IP Port" the only options are "local Port" and "Image Writter" If I click
on new port type tab a dialog box asks for the .inf file location for the
port I want to add. How do I do this?

 

[Alan Morris [MSFT]]

If you ran cleanspl.exe and said delete the Standard port monitor, that
would explain this. Here are the steps to get it back. This requires
editting the registry or importing the key from another machine.


the three system files you need should still exist in \windows\system32 (
tcpmon.dll, tcpmib.dll, and tcpmonui.dll ) you can edit your registry entry
and add the monitor back. If the files do not exist copy them from another
installation or expand them from the installation CD.

If you have any Win2k or greater system handy you can export the Standard
TCP/IP Port key and import to the other machine. Even if you do not
export this key if you can look at this key for guidance when adding back
the entry it is helpful.

stop and start spooler






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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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[Guest]

I don't have an answer to your problem. I have a problem . . . I'm unable to
do what you did... that is to get my PC so that it can use the network
printer.