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Share a Printer connected to Windows 2000 Machine
I have two computers conected/networked together. Windows 2000 pro - computer has Epson C60 printer connected to it. works fine. Windows ME. computer shares internet conection though machine with win2000 pro on it. Internet works fine.
Recently did a clean install of Windows 2000 pro now Win ME computer cannot use printer. I have installed drivers for Win ME still won't work. Please note all was fine until I did a clean install of Win200 pro. PLEASE Help!
Recently did a clean install of Windows 2000 pro now Win ME computer cannot use printer. I have installed drivers for Win ME still won't work. Please note all was fine until I did a clean install of Win200 pro. PLEASE Help!
Have you gone into Start->Settings->Printers-
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make sure your properties for sharing the printer on the 2K machine are for "everyone" and not restricted. What error message, if any are you receiving when you try to print?
Todd
Todd
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Also try to go to the computer and access anything my using network neighborhood. Try to open the printers folder and select the shared printer you want.
You may want to go into your network properties and make sure "Enable File and Print Sharing"
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On Windows ME computer I go to –Start –Settings –Printers. Then right click on the Epson printer icon. A properties dialog box appears. I click on Details – It says, “Print to the following port” There are three choices in the drop down box, when I click on the little arrow on the right. ? Com:1 –Co2 –file LPT1 not of these choices get the printer working. So I go to “Add port” I select “Network” Then click on “Browse” a box appears it says “Browse for printer” Finally a error message appears which says, “You must specify a valid port to print to” And so I still cannot use the Epson C60 printer attached to the Windows 2000 pro machine from the windows ME machine.
On Windows ME computer I go to –Start –Settings –Printers. Then right click on the Epson printer icon. A properties dialog box appears. I click on Details – It says, “Print to the following port” There are three choices in the drop down box, when I click on the little arrow on the right. ? Com:1 –Co2 –file LPT1 not of these choices get the printer working. So I go to “Add port” I select “Network” Then click on “Browse” a box appears it says “Browse for printer” Finally a error message appears which says, “You must specify a valid port to print to” And so I still cannot use the Epson C60 printer attached to the Windows 2000 pro machine from the windows ME machine.
Is the Epson printer connected directly to the Win2k machine via a parallel port or is it connected with something like a HP JetDirect box using a TCPIP address?
Todd
Todd
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Epson printer is connected to Windows 2000 pro Machine via a parallel port.
Printer works fine from the Windows 2000 computer. I want to be able to print from the Windows ME computer, to the printer that is conected to the Windows 2000 computer.
Printer works fine from the Windows 2000 computer. I want to be able to print from the Windows ME computer, to the printer that is conected to the Windows 2000 computer.
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Very helpful thanks to Acool84 I can now print from the Windows ME machine to the printer which is connected to the Windows 2000 machine. Once again, thanks Acool84.
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