me to xp network no print

I've struggled a couple weeks on this and spent the last
12 hours or so
today and about 9hrs yesterday reading through the posts
on this board
and i haven't seen anything yet that will help so
please!!!! I hope someone can help.

my network has 2 computers,
one compaq amd 733mhz 350ram running 'win me'
one gigapro(via ezra) 733mhz 350ram it ran 'win 98'
my printer is a lexmark x73 installed on the 'win me'
networked great, printed great all was fine in my world.
then a virus destoyed my 'win 98' i got rid of the virus
but
i couldn't reinstall 'win 98' because i had upgraded my
mother board and processor (the bios had changed)

so i bought the full version of 'win xp home'
i did a complete install reformat and everything
i went to the lexmark site got the new printer drivers for
the 'win xp'

i uninstalled and installed completely before i tried each
of these

things i have tried:
installed the printer on the 'xp', it works great on
the 'xp',
all of the functions work on the 'xp', i can see it on
the 'me'
i click the add printer, follow the steps, all goes well,
restart and try to print
but i get a printer error (printer will not communicate
bidirectional support not working)
bidirectional support is checked, on both comps
the printer is shared and the shared files swap just fine
in both directions
it just won't print

installed printer on the 'me',it works great on the 'me',
all of the functions work on the 'me', i can see it on
the 'xp'
i click the add printer, follow the steps, all goes well,
restart and try to print
but i get a printer error (printer will not communicate
bidirectional support not working)
bidirectional support is checked, on both comps
the printer is shared and shared files swap just fine in
both directions
it just won't print

( i have also tried it with bidirectional clicked off on
both and on each individually)

i tried complete installs on both comps with the printer
hooked up to each as it installed,
then moved the printer around to each comp trying to route
a print job to the computer that
still couldn't get either comp to route a printer job
but the comp that had the printer on it, worked fine

my settings
xp home settings:
network settings:
general tab:
linksys Lne100tx ethernet adapter:
no conflicts

client for micro networks
file and printer share
Qos packet
only tcp/ip installed
properties:
General tab:
IP adress(when i didn't use the default one i
couldn't share files)
192 168 0 1
sub 255 255 255 0
gateway (blank nothing)
use the following dns---
both blank
advanced tab:
ip settings:
same ip
automatic metric - checked
dns tab:
app pimary and connect specific dns - checked
register this connect add in dns - checked
wins tab:
enable lmhosts - checked
netbios setting
tried all 3 (default, enable, disable)
with the default and enable no difference
check - disable files won't share
options tab:
tcp/ip filtering
properties:
all - permit all - checked
enable tcp/ip - checked
Authentication tab:
enabled - (tried both) checked and unchecked
advanced tab:
can't check turned off

printer settings:
server properties:
ports: (my comps are 'a' and 'b' where a='win me'
and b='win xp')
i've tried a plain lexmark port that shows up as
\\b\lexmark
description is standard tcp/ip port

i've tried \\a\lexmark which is the location of
the printer on the other comp
description is 'Lan manager printer port'

the driver is the correct one
printer settings:
sharing tab:
ive tried sharing and not sharing
ports tab:
ive tried both of the above ports plus print to
file and
ive tried bidirectional - checked and unchecked
ive tried pooling but it won't let me pool to
the \\a\lexmark it says its not a valid port?
advanced tab:
ive tried start print after last page is pooled
i've tried print directly to printer
print processor:
i've tried every setting

win me settings:
network settings:
config tab:
client for mico networks
properties:
loggon and restore - checked
linksys adapter
properties:
drivertype tab:
enhanced - checked
bindings tab:
tcp/ip - checked
tcp/ip
dns config tab:
disable - checked
gateway tab:
blank
wins config tab:
use dhcp for wins - checked
ip adress tab:
obtain an ip automatically - checked
detect connection to net media -
checked
netbios tab:
enabled - checked(can't change)
advanced tab:
allow binding to atm - no
bindings tab:
client for micro net - checked
file and print share - checked
file and printer share for mico networks
Printer settings:
print to usb port
correct driver
spool settings:
start printing after last page is spooled
enable bidirectional support (i've tried
it both checked and unchecked)
spool data format:
ive tried everysetting
sharing tab:
shared as - checked
shared name - lexmark
no password

if there are anyother settings i don't know them
both computers are set to 'home' as a network name
i restarted the comp or comps after each settings change
i guess thats it

if you can help i'd be more than
thankful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ps. how do you turn off the annoying popups? everytime i
turn around the comp
has a popup telling me something i already know or
just did? 'win xp' even sends a popup
to 'win me' saying that a newly unpn or unpd device
is now avail? about the residential gateway device???
i sure wish i could turn that off !!!!

On Mon, 9 Jun 2003 02:30:37 -0700, "mike" wrote:

I've struggled a couple weeks on this and spent the last
12 hours or so
today and about 9hrs yesterday reading through the posts
on this board
and i haven't seen anything yet that will help so
please!!!! I hope someone can help.

my network has 2 computers,
one compaq amd 733mhz 350ram running 'win me'
one gigapro(via ezra) 733mhz 350ram it ran 'win 98'
my printer is a lexmark x73 installed on the 'win me'
networked great, printed great all was fine in my world.
then a virus destoyed my 'win 98' i got rid of the virus
but
i couldn't reinstall 'win 98' because i had upgraded my
mother board and processor (the bios had changed)

so i bought the full version of 'win xp home'
i did a complete install reformat and everything
i went to the lexmark site got the new printer drivers for
the 'win xp'

i uninstalled and installed completely before i tried each
of these

things i have tried:
installed the printer on the 'xp', it works great on
the 'xp',
all of the functions work on the 'xp', i can see it on
the 'me'
i click the add printer, follow the steps, all goes well,
restart and try to print
but i get a printer error (printer will not communicate
bidirectional support not working)
bidirectional support is checked, on both comps
the printer is shared and the shared files swap just fine
in both directions
it just won't print

installed printer on the 'me',it works great on the 'me',
all of the functions work on the 'me', i can see it on
the 'xp'
i click the add printer, follow the steps, all goes well,
restart and try to print
but i get a printer error (printer will not communicate
bidirectional support not working)
bidirectional support is checked, on both comps
the printer is shared and shared files swap just fine in
both directions
it just won't print

( i have also tried it with bidirectional clicked off on
both and on each individually)

i tried complete installs on both comps with the printer
hooked up to each as it installed,
then moved the printer around to each comp trying to route
a print job to the computer that
still couldn't get either comp to route a printer job
but the comp that had the printer on it, worked fine

my settings
xp home settings:
network settings:
general tab:
linksys Lne100tx ethernet adapter:
no conflicts

client for micro networks
file and printer share
Qos packet
only tcp/ip installed
properties:
General tab:
IP adress(when i didn't use the default one i
couldn't share files)
192 168 0 1
sub 255 255 255 0
gateway (blank nothing)
use the following dns---
both blank
advanced tab:
ip settings:
same ip
automatic metric - checked
dns tab:
app pimary and connect specific dns - checked
register this connect add in dns - checked
wins tab:
enable lmhosts - checked
netbios setting
tried all 3 (default, enable, disable)
with the default and enable no difference
check - disable files won't share
options tab:
tcp/ip filtering
properties:
all - permit all - checked
enable tcp/ip - checked
Authentication tab:
enabled - (tried both) checked and unchecked
advanced tab:
can't check turned off

printer settings:
server properties:
ports: (my comps are 'a' and 'b' where a='win me'
and b='win xp')
i've tried a plain lexmark port that shows up as
\\b\lexmark
description is standard tcp/ip port

i've tried \\a\lexmark which is the location of
the printer on the other comp
description is 'Lan manager printer port'

the driver is the correct one
printer settings:
sharing tab:
ive tried sharing and not sharing
ports tab:
ive tried both of the above ports plus print to
file and
ive tried bidirectional - checked and unchecked
ive tried pooling but it won't let me pool to
the \\a\lexmark it says its not a valid port?
advanced tab:
ive tried start print after last page is pooled
i've tried print directly to printer
print processor:
i've tried every setting

win me settings:
network settings:
config tab:
client for mico networks
properties:
loggon and restore - checked
linksys adapter
properties:
drivertype tab:
enhanced - checked
bindings tab:
tcp/ip - checked
tcp/ip
dns config tab:
disable - checked
gateway tab:
blank
wins config tab:
use dhcp for wins - checked
ip adress tab:
obtain an ip automatically - checked
detect connection to net media -
checked
netbios tab:
enabled - checked(can't change)
advanced tab:
allow binding to atm - no
bindings tab:
client for micro net - checked
file and print share - checked
file and printer share for mico networks
Printer settings:
print to usb port
correct driver
spool settings:
start printing after last page is spooled
enable bidirectional support (i've tried
it both checked and unchecked)
spool data format:
ive tried everysetting
sharing tab:
shared as - checked
shared name - lexmark
no password

if there are anyother settings i don't know them
both computers are set to 'home' as a network name
i restarted the comp or comps after each settings change
i guess thats it

if you can help i'd be more than
thankful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ps. how do you turn off the annoying popups? everytime i
turn around the comp
has a popup telling me something i already know or
just did? 'win xp' even sends a popup
to 'win me' saying that a newly unpn or unpd device
is now avail? about the residential gateway device???
i sure wish i could turn that off !!!!



It appears the you and I have found a problem that no one can answer.
I've been working on this problem for months without answers.