|  | Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached as a | | |
| | | Warren |  |
|  Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:47 pm Post subject: Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached as a |  |
I can set up my printer to share over network and Vista laptop sees printer
on network but Vista won't connect. Do I have to declare this legacy print
server a Win 98SE machine somehow ?
Probably more a Vista question and I have posted but thought someone must
have experience in trying this. |
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| | | Gary S. Terhune | |
| | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:42 am Post subject: Re: Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached a | |
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Yeah, I just had experience with this, but can't recall the exact steps.
Sorry. Thing is, you need Vista drivers for the printer, and when I tried to
install it manually as a local printer, as per the instructions I recall, it
turns out Vista comes preloaded with every DeskJet printer *except* 692C.
IOW I'm SOL.
But you might be luckier and find the right driver. Then, as I said, you
install in as a local printer (on some free LPT port) and then run some
command to bind it to the remote printer. Others say you can create a new
port while installing, but I'm not clear on that one and no literature I
have come across seems to be very clear, either.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
LINK
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:e%23zvkQ1%23IHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | I can set up my printer to share over network and Vista laptop sees printer
on network but Vista won't connect. Do I have to declare this legacy
print
server a Win 98SE machine somehow ?
Probably more a Vista question and I have posted but thought someone must
have experience in trying this.
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| | | Warren | |
| | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: Re: Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached a | |
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Interesting, I tried installing as a network printer, Vista could see it
because I enabled printer sharing, but it couldn't communicate with it.
I thought of a local driver, which I think Vista has, but I'm unclear how to
connect it to the Win98 print server.
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:eVEdJR2%23IHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | Yeah, I just had experience with this, but can't recall the exact steps.
Sorry. Thing is, you need Vista drivers for the printer, and when I tried
to
install it manually as a local printer, as per the instructions I recall,
it
turns out Vista comes preloaded with every DeskJet printer *except* 692C.
IOW I'm SOL.
But you might be luckier and find the right driver. Then, as I said, you
install in as a local printer (on some free LPT port) and then run some
command to bind it to the remote printer. Others say you can create a new
port while installing, but I'm not clear on that one and no literature I
have come across seems to be very clear, either.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
LINK
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:e%23zvkQ1%23IHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
I can set up my printer to share over network and Vista laptop sees
printer
on network but Vista won't connect. Do I have to declare this legacy
print
server a Win 98SE machine somehow ?
Probably more a Vista question and I have posted but thought someone
must
have experience in trying this.
|
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| | | Jeff Richards | |
| | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached a | |
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This is actually a Vista issue. To connect a network printer using Vista
you need to create a local port and connect the printer to that port. See,
for instance:
LINK
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:udwjAZ3%23IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | Interesting, I tried installing as a network printer, Vista could see it
because I enabled printer sharing, but it couldn't communicate with it.
I thought of a local driver, which I think Vista has, but I'm unclear how
to
connect it to the Win98 print server.
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:eVEdJR2%23IHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Yeah, I just had experience with this, but can't recall the exact steps.
Sorry. Thing is, you need Vista drivers for the printer, and when I tried
to
install it manually as a local printer, as per the instructions I recall,
it
turns out Vista comes preloaded with every DeskJet printer *except* 692C.
IOW I'm SOL.
But you might be luckier and find the right driver. Then, as I said, you
install in as a local printer (on some free LPT port) and then run some
command to bind it to the remote printer. Others say you can create a new
port while installing, but I'm not clear on that one and no literature I
have come across seems to be very clear, either.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
LINK
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:e%23zvkQ1%23IHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
I can set up my printer to share over network and Vista laptop sees
printer
on network but Vista won't connect. Do I have to declare this legacy
print
server a Win 98SE machine somehow ?
Probably more a Vista question and I have posted but thought someone
must
have experience in trying this.
|
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| | | Gary S. Terhune | |
| | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:27 am Post subject: Re: Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached a | |
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The item I've been trying to remember suggested using any available local
port (LPT1, for example), then mapping that to the printer address with,
IIRC, a netsh command. The method you posted is much more sensible.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
LINK
"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
news:u4kxQw3%23IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | This is actually a Vista issue. To connect a network printer using Vista
you need to create a local port and connect the printer to that port. See,
for instance:
LINK
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:udwjAZ3%23IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Interesting, I tried installing as a network printer, Vista could see it
because I enabled printer sharing, but it couldn't communicate with it.
I thought of a local driver, which I think Vista has, but I'm unclear how
to
connect it to the Win98 print server.
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:eVEdJR2%23IHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Yeah, I just had experience with this, but can't recall the exact steps.
Sorry. Thing is, you need Vista drivers for the printer, and when I
tried
to
install it manually as a local printer, as per the instructions I
recall,
it
turns out Vista comes preloaded with every DeskJet printer *except*
692C.
IOW I'm SOL.
But you might be luckier and find the right driver. Then, as I said, you
install in as a local printer (on some free LPT port) and then run some
command to bind it to the remote printer. Others say you can create a
new
port while installing, but I'm not clear on that one and no literature I
have come across seems to be very clear, either.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
LINK
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:e%23zvkQ1%23IHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
I can set up my printer to share over network and Vista laptop sees
printer
on network but Vista won't connect. Do I have to declare this legacy
print
server a Win 98SE machine somehow ?
Probably more a Vista question and I have posted but thought someone
must
have experience in trying this.
|
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| | | Warren | |
| | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:36 am Post subject: Re: Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached a | |
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Thanks Jeff, I'll take a look  ))
"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
news:u4kxQw3%23IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | This is actually a Vista issue. To connect a network printer using Vista
you need to create a local port and connect the printer to that port. See,
for instance:
LINK
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:udwjAZ3%23IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Interesting, I tried installing as a network printer, Vista could see it
because I enabled printer sharing, but it couldn't communicate with it.
I thought of a local driver, which I think Vista has, but I'm unclear
how
to
connect it to the Win98 print server.
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:eVEdJR2%23IHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Yeah, I just had experience with this, but can't recall the exact
steps.
Sorry. Thing is, you need Vista drivers for the printer, and when I
tried
to
install it manually as a local printer, as per the instructions I
recall,
it
turns out Vista comes preloaded with every DeskJet printer *except*
692C.
IOW I'm SOL.
But you might be luckier and find the right driver. Then, as I said,
you
install in as a local printer (on some free LPT port) and then run some
command to bind it to the remote printer. Others say you can create a
new
port while installing, but I'm not clear on that one and no literature
I
have come across seems to be very clear, either.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
LINK
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:e%23zvkQ1%23IHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
I can set up my printer to share over network and Vista laptop sees
printer
on network but Vista won't connect. Do I have to declare this legacy
print
server a Win 98SE machine somehow ?
Probably more a Vista question and I have posted but thought someone
must
have experience in trying this.
|
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| | | Warren | |
| | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:42 am Post subject: Re: Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached a | |
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No wonder so many people don't like Vista, but this looks like the solution
alright, thank you very much ))
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%23l9tj76%23IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | Thanks Jeff, I'll take a look ))
"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
news:u4kxQw3%23IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
This is actually a Vista issue. To connect a network printer using
Vista
you need to create a local port and connect the printer to that port.
See,
for instance:
LINK
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:udwjAZ3%23IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Interesting, I tried installing as a network printer, Vista could see
it
because I enabled printer sharing, but it couldn't communicate with
it.
I thought of a local driver, which I think Vista has, but I'm unclear
how
to
connect it to the Win98 print server.
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:eVEdJR2%23IHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Yeah, I just had experience with this, but can't recall the exact
steps.
Sorry. Thing is, you need Vista drivers for the printer, and when I
tried
to
install it manually as a local printer, as per the instructions I
recall,
it
turns out Vista comes preloaded with every DeskJet printer *except*
692C.
IOW I'm SOL.
But you might be luckier and find the right driver. Then, as I said,
you
install in as a local printer (on some free LPT port) and then run
some
command to bind it to the remote printer. Others say you can create a
new
port while installing, but I'm not clear on that one and no
literature
I
have come across seems to be very clear, either.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
LINK
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:e%23zvkQ1%23IHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
I can set up my printer to share over network and Vista laptop sees
printer
on network but Vista won't connect. Do I have to declare this
legacy
print
server a Win 98SE machine somehow ?
Probably more a Vista question and I have posted but thought
someone
must
have experience in trying this.
|
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| | | Warren | |
| | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached a | |
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Now for some reason my Win98SE computer will only show icons in low colour,
with Printer and HDD sharing activated. Strange but I can live with it. :(
As soon as I deactivate sharing on both HDD and Printer the icons return to
high colour.
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:eS92B$6%23IHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | No wonder so many people don't like Vista, but this looks like the
solution
alright, thank you very much ))
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%23l9tj76%23IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Thanks Jeff, I'll take a look ))
"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
news:u4kxQw3%23IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
This is actually a Vista issue. To connect a network printer using
Vista
you need to create a local port and connect the printer to that port.
See,
for instance:
LINK
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:udwjAZ3%23IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Interesting, I tried installing as a network printer, Vista could
see
it
because I enabled printer sharing, but it couldn't communicate with
it.
I thought of a local driver, which I think Vista has, but I'm
unclear
how
to
connect it to the Win98 print server.
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:eVEdJR2%23IHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Yeah, I just had experience with this, but can't recall the exact
steps.
Sorry. Thing is, you need Vista drivers for the printer, and when I
tried
to
install it manually as a local printer, as per the instructions I
recall,
it
turns out Vista comes preloaded with every DeskJet printer *except*
692C.
IOW I'm SOL.
But you might be luckier and find the right driver. Then, as I
said,
you
install in as a local printer (on some free LPT port) and then run
some
command to bind it to the remote printer. Others say you can create
a
new
port while installing, but I'm not clear on that one and no
literature
I
have come across seems to be very clear, either.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
LINK
"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:e%23zvkQ1%23IHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
I can set up my printer to share over network and Vista laptop
sees
printer
on network but Vista won't connect. Do I have to declare this
legacy
print
server a Win 98SE machine somehow ?
Probably more a Vista question and I have posted but thought
someone
must
have experience in trying this.
|
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| | | Dan | |
| | Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:26 am Post subject: Re: Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached a | |
How much memory do you have installed in your Windows 98 Second Edition
computer? |
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| | | Warren | |
| | Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:22 am Post subject: Re: Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached a | |
256 MB
"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | How much memory do you have installed in your Windows 98 Second Edition
computer? |
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