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| 321283 | 2005-02-03 22:52:00 | I have recently purchased a PC which is running XP Home. I have "finally" managed to network it to my older PC which has Windows ME. My Printer is attached to the new PC. I have no problems printing from the XP machine (the main machine) but when I attempt to print from the ME machine I get the error message: "There was an error writing to USBNPRN01. Cannot access the port. It may be in use by another program. Quit other programs and try printing again" I checked the Printer Properties window in the ME and noted under "Details" and "Print to the following port" that "USBNPRN01 (Device not connected)". Is there something simple that I can do to correct the problem? |
allcamp (1882) | ||
| 321284 | 2005-02-03 23:39:00 | Have you set the properties of the printer on the XP machine to "Shared" and given it a share name? | Jen (38) | ||
| 321285 | 2005-02-03 23:48:00 | also have you pointed the driver of the printer (me machine) at the printer share on the xp machine. This may envolve a reinstall of the printer on the ME machine.When it asks if its a local printer (contected to lpt1) there is also an option of network printer, browse to the xp printer share and select the printer, the rest is quite easy | beama (111) | ||
| 321286 | 2005-02-04 00:42:00 | Thank you for your replies. Yes I had set the properties on the XP machine to shared with the name "Printer". I have since reinstalled the printer twice on the ME machine. When asked regarding connecting to LPT1, there was no option of a network printer. When I tried to browse to the "Entire Network" no printers appeared. I am still unable to print to the printer from the ME machine. Any further helpful suggestions? The printer is a Canon S330, approx 4 years old. |
allcamp (1882) | ||
| 321287 | 2005-02-04 01:06:00 | So, to get it straight, from the ME machine, when going to Network Neighbourhood, can you see anything (e . g . a shared folder) related to the XP machine? I presume you can't see the printer . If you can access a share on the XP then you must have enough rights . If this is the case, the XP ptr can't be shared . In short, can you get the ME to read an XP folder? |
linw (53) | ||
| 321288 | 2005-02-04 01:12:00 | Yes I can see folders on the XP machine from the ME one. Should I just attach the printer to the ME machine and try to print to it there? |
allcamp (1882) | ||
| 321289 | 2005-02-04 01:19:00 | From the start: Remove all printers from both PC's in the printers and fax window Install the printer on the XP computer, right click the printer and share it, the port should be lpt, make sure in the network setting you have File and Printer sharing. Go to the ME computer's printers window and Add a printer, you will have to browse for it over the network, if you cannot see it, you may be having firewall issues. Win ME may already have the drivers to install this printer, in which case setup will be fast. [Edit:]Just read your post, worth a crack. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 321290 | 2005-02-04 01:37:00 | Go to this page www.canon.com.au . under customer service click Faqs and in the page that comes up click search by keyword and in the search box type USBNPRN01 and this will give you a couple of pages on checking your printer port settings . sorry its a long way of doing it but cannot copy the page link. hth |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 321291 | 2005-02-04 01:42:00 | Thanks sao much for everyone's help so far. I have to go out for a while and will have a go later on today and let you know how I get on. Cheers |
allcamp (1882) | ||
| 321292 | 2005-02-04 02:14:00 | I had a printer a few years ago that was a fiddle to connect to the network on Win 98. As I remember the answer was to: 1. Install the printer and drivers on the master computer 2. Check that it is working 3. Set sharing to OK 4. Go to the Network settings and make sure Printer and Files are set to share. 5. Restart if necessary Go to the 2nd machine 1. Install the printer driver 2. Restart computer 3. Open the properties of the printer and change the Port to LPT2 and the path of the printer to \\MasterComputerName\PrinterName (using your appropriate names) 4. Check it, restart if necessary and check again. |
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