Subj : Re: WinXP
To   : ROBERT FOWLER
From : CHARLES ANGELICH
Date : Mon Sep 12 2005 06:58 pm

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Hello Robert - 

GM>> I have a Canon i550 printer on my Windows XP Pro box and
GM>> it is setup to share across the network with a share name
GM>> of Canoni55. Windows 98 SE sees the printer just fine and
GM>> I can print from that box just fine (even when the XPP box
GM>> is powered off). Windows 2000 Pro is constantly telling me
GM>> that the printer is offline... Could you make some
GM>> suggestions to help me fix the printer problem on the W2K
GM>> box? 

CA>> I've not had a printer connected to any of my computers
CA>> for over 15 years but judging by what the 'usual' response
CA>> has been I would guess adding NetBUI to your machines
CA>> might do the trick? 

RF> Not if you believe what he wrote above. If he can in fact
RF> print from the Win98SE machine with the XPP machine powered
RF> off, then the printer is not directly connected to the XPP
RF> machine, and is therefore not a locally shared printer. 

Yes, you are correct. I somehow skimmed through the text and
the "(even when the XPP box is powered off)" didn't register in
my mind for some reason. 

RF> My *guess* is that the printer is connected to a printer
RF> port on his router and that he tried to configure W2K for a
RF> locally shared printer. 

Your explanation seems reasonable but I have no way to test
that here. No printers nearby (all in storage), no router. :-( 

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