printers in 98and XP environment

[Richard McLaughlin]

I have a client with some PCs that have XP and some PCs
that have 98. They are hooked up to a workgroup. They have
a plotter that is using a 98 machine for its plotter. When
a user on XP tries to plot a drawing that is very big,
nothing happens. IF a user on XP tries to plat a drawing
that is not very big, it plots.

Are there any parameters I can change on the XP machine so
that it wil plot to the plotter with the server that is
using 98? If not, would it be a good idea to update the
machine that is the server for the plotter to XP?

I have never converted from 98 to XP. Is it pretty much
like 98 to W2K? I have done that.

[Walter Clayton]

What's the definition of large? Over 4G?

Installing XP over 98 isn't the same as Win2K. It's a bit easier in some
respects, but it's not a task to be taken lightly. One issue right off the
bat is with regard hardware compatibility.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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"Richard McLaughlin" > wrote in message
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> I have a client with some PCs that have XP and some PCs
> that have 98. They are hooked up to a workgroup. They have
> a plotter that is using a 98 machine for its plotter. When
> a user on XP tries to plot a drawing that is very big,
> nothing happens. IF a user on XP tries to plat a drawing
> that is not very big, it plots.
>
> Are there any parameters I can change on the XP machine so
> that it wil plot to the plotter with the server that is
> using 98? If not, would it be a good idea to update the
> machine that is the server for the plotter to XP?
>
> I have never converted from 98 to XP. Is it pretty much
> like 98 to W2K? I have done that.