Re: Add Printer Wizard/Networking
Are they all running the same operating system.... ie XP Pro or XP Home....
and if it's a mixture, which are running which.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
"abigntall1" <abigntall1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:80597834-B5E8-4D6A-AFBC-CCFF00829278@microsoft.com...
> hi cari, thanks for responding...all computers are in the same workgroup,
> i
> just left it as mshome...and confirmed this by checking view workgroup
> computers...
> any other ideas?
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like the notebooks are not in the same Workgroup as the desktops.
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>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
>>
>>
>>
>> "ABIGNTALL1" <ABIGNTALL1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:03E2866D-ADE3-44C6-8D31-9FED258B0ADB@microsoft.com...
>> >i have 6 desktop computers in my office, four of these are connected to
>> >the
>> > network using a linksys switch. i have a printer connected to one of
>> > those
>> > four. We also have several laptops come in and out.
>> >
>> > i want the printer to be available to all other computers in the office
>> > but
>> > when i use the Add Printer Wizard from any other computer it doesn't
>> > find
>> > the
>> > printer. i just get Micrsoft Windows Network in the list, not the
>> > complete
>> > list that I get when running the wizard from the other two computers or
>> > laptops.
>> >
>> > Also, when the printer is connected to one of the other two computers
>> > it
>> > can
>> > be found by a laptop, but not but by any of the four that are connected
>> > to
>> > the linksys switch.
>> >
>> > Any ideas or suggestions about this, i have contacted linksys but they
>> > say
>> > they don't support file and printer sharing. i think i've covered all
>> > the
>> > obvious bases, enabling printer sharing, running the set-up wizard etc
>> >
>> > thank you
>> > dave
>>
>>
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