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yaro137

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Since: May 20, 2009
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:41 pm
Post subject: Problems with a shared printer
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I've got 2 Vista laptops. Both on Home Premium. One of them is sharing
a usb Lexmark 8300 printer. The other one can see the shared resources
and connect to that printer but it can't print. No error messages
whatsoever. After printing a test page I can see number 1 next to the
printer status but when I double click the printer the print job is
not there. Both the computers are in the same workgroup. Both have
Printer Sharing enabled in Network and Sharing Center. On the computer
that's sharing the printer the Everyone group was given full access.
All paper set to A4 on both of them. Any ideas?
yaro
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:16 pm
Post subject: Re: Problems with a shared printer [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"yaro137" <yaro137 DeleteThis @googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:472fc97d-4fd5-47be-b1be-c49b59175a31@a26g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
> I've got 2 Vista laptops. Both on Home Premium. One of them is sharing
> a usb Lexmark 8300 printer. The other one can see the shared resources
> and connect to that printer but it can't print. No error messages
> whatsoever. After printing a test page I can see number 1 next to the
> printer status but when I double click the printer the print job is
> not there. Both the computers are in the same workgroup. Both have
> Printer Sharing enabled in Network and Sharing Center. On the computer
> that's sharing the printer the Everyone group was given full access.
> All paper set to A4 on both of them. Any ideas?
> yaro



I don't think it's the answer, but you should only have Printer Sharing
enabled on the machine that physically has the printer connected to it.
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"Cari

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:50 pm
Post subject: Re: Problems with a shared printer [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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How did you 'add' the printer to the one that does not have it connected
physically?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
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"yaro137" <yaro137.RemoveThis@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:472fc97d-4fd5-47be-b1be-c49b59175a31@a26g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
> I've got 2 Vista laptops. Both on Home Premium. One of them is sharing
> a usb Lexmark 8300 printer. The other one can see the shared resources
> and connect to that printer but it can't print. No error messages
> whatsoever. After printing a test page I can see number 1 next to the
> printer status but when I double click the printer the print job is
> not there. Both the computers are in the same workgroup. Both have
> Printer Sharing enabled in Network and Sharing Center. On the computer
> that's sharing the printer the Everyone group was given full access.
> All paper set to A4 on both of them. Any ideas?
> yaro
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yaro137

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:29 am
Post subject: Re: Problems with a shared printer [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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I wouldn't expect to have Printer Sharing turned on on a computer not
sharing any printers to do any harm. I connected to that printer by
going to \\computer_name\ then found the printer and connected to it.
I did that a couple of times before on other Vista computers but in
this case it just won't work.
yaro
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yaro137

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:53 am
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On Aug 26, 9:36 am, "Gordon" <gordonbpar....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "yaro137" <yaro....RemoveThis@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:2157f244-aa4c-4cf7-ae2f-43cae4141e1f@r42g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...
>
> > I wouldn't expect to have Printer Sharing turned on on a computer not
> > sharing any printers to do any harm. I connected to that printer by
> > going to \\computer_name\ then found the printer and connected to it.
> > I did that a couple of times before on other Vista computers but in
> > this case it just won't work.
> > yaro
>
> Please quote the post you are replying to - this is neither a web forum nor
> a chat room. This is a Usenet Newsgroup.
>
> Thank you.

Will do. Sorry about it.
yaro
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:36 am
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"yaro137" <yaro137 DeleteThis @googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:2157f244-aa4c-4cf7-ae2f-43cae4141e1f@r42g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...
> I wouldn't expect to have Printer Sharing turned on on a computer not
> sharing any printers to do any harm. I connected to that printer by
> going to \\computer_name\ then found the printer and connected to it.
> I did that a couple of times before on other Vista computers but in
> this case it just won't work.
> yaro

Please quote the post you are replying to - this is neither a web forum nor
a chat room. This is a Usenet Newsgroup.

Thank you.
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