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Thread ID: 93195	2008-09-07 06:27:00	Sharing a Printer	Devie Boy (12457)	Press F1

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703213	2008-09-10 10:00:00	Hi Again Followed orders Both computers are on MSHOME Seem to recognise each other but the printer is still "Öff Line" Cannot see what I am missing now Cheers Devie Boy	Devie Boy (12457)
703214	2008-09-10 10:02:00	XP Computer is XP Home Cheers Devie Boy	Devie Boy (12457)
703215	2008-09-10 10:13:00	XP Computer is XP Home Cheers Devie Boy	Devie Boy (12457)
703216	2008-09-10 10:41:00	Appears theres a common problem with the off line - cant duplicate the problem as all my Vista PC's have SP1 installed - I'm a bit knackered at the moment - I feel like my Aviator :( so cant think straight - working to long (again) Does the Vista have Service pack 1 installed - there is meant to be a patch included in that to fix the off line problem. I did find the below on another forum, a possible workaround - its similar to what I posted earlier, but also slightly different - no Idea if it works or not, but shouldn't hurt. Here's the fix: 1. In Control Panel, Printers, delete offline printers. If they wont delete, it may be because there are pending print jobs in the queue. Open the printer and Cancel the jobs. 2. In Printer properties, Ports tab, delete the previoulsy installed printers (offline statuts) that appear as Client Side Rendering Provider under the Description column. To do this, highlight the port, then click on Delete Port button. Click Apply. 3. Restart your PC. 4. Now reinstall the printers as follows: 5. Open Control panel, Printers, and click Add a printer. 6. Click Add a local printer. 7. Select the "Use an existing port" radio button, and select LPT1: (Printer Port). Click Next. 8. Install the printer driver. Mine were found in the list inlcuded with Vista. Select the manufacturer and the printer. Click Next. 9. In the next window, accept the printer name or type in a new name. Leave the "Set as default printer" box unchecked. Click Next. 10. Vista should now install the printer. A window should open saying "You've successfully added printer name. 11. DO NOT Print a test page at this time, because nothing is connected to the LPT1 port on the laptop. Just press Finish. The printer you just added should appear in the Printers window. 12. Click ONCE on the newly added printer to highlight it, then right-click and open Properties. 13. On the Ports tab, click Add Port…, select Local Port, then click New Port… 14. When the Port Name window open, Enter a port name as follows: \\computername\printername (replace computername with the name of your PC acting as print server, and printername with the name of your printer). Click OK. 15. You should now have a new port listed on the Ports tab of the printer Properties, but now the Description should be Local Port, instead of Client Side Rendering Provider. Click OK. 16. Now you can go to the General tab, and Print a Test Page. Hopefully, your test page will print. Then restart your computer to check that the printer comes back online. The above is From Here (www.vistax64.com) - #9	wainuitech (129)
703217	2008-09-10 10:58:00	Thanks Wainuitech Will give it a go and let you know tomorrow, i hope Cheers for now Devie Boy	Devie Boy (12457)
703218	2008-09-14 08:35:00	Thanks Wainuitech but no go. I really appreciate your help, but this has got me*****. I think I will save my dollars and get someone in to fix it, or just carry to laptop to the printer , plug it in and print. Primitive but the nice way aint working just now! Cheers and much thanks Wainuitech Devie Boy	Devie Boy (12457)
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