Cannot see a printer on a Windows XP Home network
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Jimmy
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Oct 7, 2015 at 08:09 AM
Jim4CCM Posts 2 Registration date Wednesday October 7, 2015 Status Member Last seen October 7, 2015 - Oct 7, 2015 at 10:15 PM
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Oct 7, 2015 at 08:07 PM
Oct 7, 2015 at 08:07 PM
Hi Jimmy,
Just a few questions to start with ...
Have you enabled printer and file sharing on the XP machine?
Have you installed the printer in your laptop? this would need to be installed as a network printer on the laptop and connecting to the XP machine,
The printer might be trying to use the wrong port on your laptop. It needs to know its sending via the network rather than the USB port.
Of cause (and I know you know this, but its surprising how many dont ... the XP machine needs to be on (and not hibernating or sleeping) when trying to use the printer from the laptop.
Let me know how you get on.
Just a few questions to start with ...
Have you enabled printer and file sharing on the XP machine?
Have you installed the printer in your laptop? this would need to be installed as a network printer on the laptop and connecting to the XP machine,
The printer might be trying to use the wrong port on your laptop. It needs to know its sending via the network rather than the USB port.
Of cause (and I know you know this, but its surprising how many dont ... the XP machine needs to be on (and not hibernating or sleeping) when trying to use the printer from the laptop.
Let me know how you get on.
Oct 7, 2015 at 09:40 PM
I get an 0x0000000d error. Looking it up told me to go into the registry and change a line. I changed it.There were other instructions but too much data for this little box, lol. I went into the Vista Laptop and the printer was not there. I went back to WinXP and the share was turned off. I turned it back on, no good. Finally the same website page told me to do the \\computername\printername which did not work and now does. Don't ask I was working on it since yesterday but the laptop now prints. The problem was when I could see the printer I got a 0x0000000d error printer won't connect. I could not install the software, but now it prints job done. BTW- I turn off hibernating and sleeping on all my computers.
Thanks for answering.
Oct 7, 2015 at 10:01 PM
Oct 7, 2015 at 10:15 PM