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re: Question about 'Connect to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network'
Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 8:34 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by bill
(383 messages posted)
Try removing the print device from the 98 box. Look at the network and find the
shared printer right click and select install, when it mentions that it already has
drivers say no, use the 98 drivers.
On Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 8:15 am, David wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
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>I have a WinXP system and a Win98 system. They are networked together and everything
>works fine, except the printing. We can share files and the internet connection.
>The printer, a Brother MFC-7300C, is connected to the WinXP computer and it works
>fine there. But when the Win98 computer sends a file to print, it will not print.
>We can open the Printer from the control panel on the WinXP and see the file in
the
>printer trying to print. So I guess that means the file makes it to the XP computer.
>But under status it says "Error- Printing". The Win98 system thinks its file has
>printed. But the file will sit on the Printer until it is canceled on the WinXP
computer.
>Unless the file is canceled the XP system can't print anything. The printer is
shared
>correctly (I think) because we were able to set it up on the Win98 machine, it shows
>up there. But it just won't print. Any suggestions on this one?
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