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navy_contractor
Here is my setup:
I have a desktop (PC1) running Win Me that has a Lexmark
X83 printer USB connected to it. This computer (PC1) is
ethernet connected (via CAT-5 cabling)to a Linksys
Wireless B router that shares cable internet. I also have
a portable laptop (PC2) running Win XP Home that is using
a Linksys Wireless B notebook card. Now, I set up my
network, disabled the ICF on PC2, and enabled printer/file
sharing on both PC's. My problem is that I can connect to
the Internet and share files with/between both PC's and I
can print all day long from PC1. However, I CANNOT print a
lick from PC2. I set up the Lexmark X83 (all-in-one) as a
shared network printer on PC2 and PC1 and even manually
created and installed a local port for it on PC2. Still
won't print.
I researched on Microsoft FAQ board and found this problem:
"Cannot Print from a Portable Computer to a Shared Printer
Connected to Windows 98 or Windows Me Server."
The explanation listed was as follows:
"On a portable computer that runs Windows XP Professional,
when you try to print to a shared printer that is
connected to a Windows 98- or Windows Millennium Edition
(Me)-based home network server, the file does not print.
If you go to the printer's Properties dialog box and try
to print a test page, the following error message may
appear:.... Test page failed to print. Would you like to
view the print troubleshooter for assistance? Unable to
create a print job."
Now I know that I am running XP Home and not Professional,
but that is tha exact error that I get when I try to print
a test page.
The solution that they give is as follows:
"This behavior can occur if the portable computer has
cached domain credentials and Windows XP cannot verify
that the computer is in a secure domain environment.
Windows 98 and Windows Me cannot provide a secure domain
environment for Windows XP."
Bottom line.....Can SOMEONE please explain what this
means???? Or, can someone please let me know what I need
to do to fix this???
Very Respectfully,
Greg
I have a desktop (PC1) running Win Me that has a Lexmark
X83 printer USB connected to it. This computer (PC1) is
ethernet connected (via CAT-5 cabling)to a Linksys
Wireless B router that shares cable internet. I also have
a portable laptop (PC2) running Win XP Home that is using
a Linksys Wireless B notebook card. Now, I set up my
network, disabled the ICF on PC2, and enabled printer/file
sharing on both PC's. My problem is that I can connect to
the Internet and share files with/between both PC's and I
can print all day long from PC1. However, I CANNOT print a
lick from PC2. I set up the Lexmark X83 (all-in-one) as a
shared network printer on PC2 and PC1 and even manually
created and installed a local port for it on PC2. Still
won't print.
I researched on Microsoft FAQ board and found this problem:
"Cannot Print from a Portable Computer to a Shared Printer
Connected to Windows 98 or Windows Me Server."
The explanation listed was as follows:
"On a portable computer that runs Windows XP Professional,
when you try to print to a shared printer that is
connected to a Windows 98- or Windows Millennium Edition
(Me)-based home network server, the file does not print.
If you go to the printer's Properties dialog box and try
to print a test page, the following error message may
appear:.... Test page failed to print. Would you like to
view the print troubleshooter for assistance? Unable to
create a print job."
Now I know that I am running XP Home and not Professional,
but that is tha exact error that I get when I try to print
a test page.
The solution that they give is as follows:
"This behavior can occur if the portable computer has
cached domain credentials and Windows XP cannot verify
that the computer is in a secure domain environment.
Windows 98 and Windows Me cannot provide a secure domain
environment for Windows XP."
Bottom line.....Can SOMEONE please explain what this
means???? Or, can someone please let me know what I need
to do to fix this???
Very Respectfully,
Greg