Printers on Networks

[Chrometix]

Nope, it won't display it at all. could it be something
with the network?

>-----Original Message-----
>On your windows 2000 machine, set your printer to allow
>sharing. On your XP home machine, select the printers
>and faxes folders, then view, then refresh and your
>shared network printer should display in the printer and
>faxes folder.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I am on a Windows XP Home edition computer. I want to
>add
>>a printer connected to another computer in my network,
>so
>>I wont have to move files on disks to print. The
printer
>>is on a Windows 2000 computer. When I try to Browse for
>>the printer, it can't find any. How can I add the
>printer?
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Alan Morris\(MSFT\)]

verify that you can access a folder shared on the Win2k machine. If you
can't, then this would be a network issue.


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314085&Product=winxp
Troubleshooting General Printing Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314073
How to Troubleshoot Network Printing Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=308028
Resources for Troubleshooting Printing Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=813936
How to Set Up a Small Network with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 1)

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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"Barry" > wrote in message
...
> I don't know if it is a problem with your network or
> not. The procedure I gave below is what we did to share
> a printer on our network and it worked for us. Maybe
> someone else can help further.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Nope, it won't display it at all. could it be something
> >with the network?
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>On your windows 2000 machine, set your printer to allow
> >>sharing. On your XP home machine, select the printers
> >>and faxes folders, then view, then refresh and your
> >>shared network printer should display in the printer
> and
> >>faxes folder.
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>I am on a Windows XP Home edition computer. I want to
> >>add
> >>>a printer connected to another computer in my network,
> >>so
> >>>I wont have to move files on disks to print. The
> >printer
> >>>is on a Windows 2000 computer. When I try to Browse
> for
> >>>the printer, it can't find any. How can I add the
> >>printer?
> >>>.
> >>>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >