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Thread ID: 116438 2011-03-03 22:57:00 Non Wireless Printer Poppa John (284) Press F1
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1183380 2011-03-04 06:18:00 I think you went wrong connecting the printer to the laptop directly, because when you installed the driver it has been installed as if the printer was local.

When you moved the printer back, the settings are wrong.


You need to share the printer on the desktop via the printers and faxes in control panel

Then on the laptop, go through the standard windows "Add printer" wizard but choose to add a network printer rather than a local one. Browse for the printer and select it.

If you get asked for drivers, select the correct printer as appropriate and give it any disks it asks for.
Agent_24 (57)
1183381 2011-03-04 06:27:00 Deleted printer.
Cannot connect to the network, have not got as far as "Drivers or Disc". PJ
Poppa John (284)
1183382 2011-03-04 06:29:00 What can't connect to the network? Can you upload a screenshot of any specific error etc? Agent_24 (57)
1183383 2011-03-04 06:34:00 What can't connect to the network? Can you upload a screenshot of any specific error etc?

"Windows cannot connectto the printer. Eitherthe printer name was typed incorrectly orthe specified printer has lost its connection to the server"

What server. remember that this is NOT a wireless printer but hard connected to a PC. PJ
Poppa John (284)
1183384 2011-03-04 06:37:00 Make sure file sharing is enabled on both computers as well Speedy Gonzales (78)
1183385 2011-03-04 06:40:00 Make sure file sharing is enabled on both computers as well

Is this on the printer, PC & laptop? I have clicked Sharing on pinter it self & on each Computer Printer setup. PJ

At the moment there is NO printer on the laptop PJ
Poppa John (284)
1183386 2011-03-04 06:43:00 All 3. What computer printer setup?? You only have to do it once (tick the option under the sharing tab on the printer in control panel) Speedy Gonzales (78)
1183387 2011-03-04 07:01:00 All 3. What computer printer setup?? You only have to do it once (tick the option under the sharing tab on the printer in control panel)

On the computer printer page, Sharing is ticked. The printer is "EPSONTX300FSERIES" that is what I am using throughout.

I suspect that the wireless laptpo is not talking to the computer via the wireless router thingy. As I said before there is NO printer installed on the laptop. PJ
Poppa John (284)
1183388 2011-03-04 07:05:00 Just had a look at My Compter on the PC, at Properties. I see that there is a section on File Sharing, nothing of which is ticked!!! PJ Poppa John (284)
1183389 2011-03-04 07:08:00 Just had a look at My Compter on the PC, at Properties. I see that there is a section on File Sharing, nothing of which is ticked!!! PJ

Where is that? I can't find it on mine.. but maybe you need to enable it.
Agent_24 (57)
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