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Hello,


I have my network setup and when I click on My Network Places and the
computers around me I can see them. I can even copy of a file from one
to another. However, I'm trying to share a printer and when I double
click it and it says that I need to install files in order for it to
work. It trys to connect, but I get an error message "could not
connetct to printer. I can't ping from one computer to the other
either. However, 127.0.0.1 loop back works fine. Any help would be
appreciated. I have tcp/ip, file and network protocal already setup
and checked.




Computer 1 XP Pro
Computer 2 Windows 2000

Have to install the drivers on all other computers. Usually, just run
install printer on the one needing it, and tell it to find it on the
network. Just have drivers ready just in case.








"Hoopster" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello,
>
>
> I have my network setup and when I click on My Network Places and the
> computers around me I can see them. I can even copy of a file from one
> to another. However, I'm trying to share a printer and when I double
> click it and it says that I need to install files in order for it to
> work. It trys to connect, but I get an error message "could not
> connetct to printer. I can't ping from one computer to the other
> either. However, 127.0.0.1 loop back works fine. Any help would be
> appreciated. I have tcp/ip, file and network protocal already setup
> and checked.
>
>
>
>
> Computer 1 XP Pro
> Computer 2 Windows 2000

On Sun, 21 May 2006 22:52:14 +0000, Hoopster wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
> I have my network setup and when I click on My Network Places and the
> computers around me I can see them. I can even copy of a file from one to
> another. However, I'm trying to share a printer and when I double click it
> and it says that I need to install files in order for it to work. It trys
> to connect, but I get an error message "could not connetct to printer. I
> can't ping from one computer to the other either. However, 127.0.0.1 loop
> back works fine. Any help would be appreciated. I have tcp/ip, file and
> network protocal already setup and checked.
>
>
>
>
> Computer 1 XP Pro
> Computer 2 Windows 2000

Which one has the printer attached?
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Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004