Win98 could see but cannot see shared printer

My Windows 98 can network to my WinXP Prof. and see the
shared drives on the WinXP...and...was able to see the
shared printer from WinXP. 4 weeks ago my Win98 can no
longer see the shared printer hanging off he WinXP PC.
But, it can still see the WinXP shared drives. Can anybody
help me resolve this problem. Yesterday I started a third
PC running Windows 2000 and it can see the WinXP shared
printer (and drives as well). So, I know, it has to be a
Win98 problem.


Johnny Todd

In article <c91001c438f7$f39f08a0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Johnny Todd"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>My Windows 98 can network to my WinXP Prof. and see the
>shared drives on the WinXP...and...was able to see the
>shared printer from WinXP. 4 weeks ago my Win98 can no
>longer see the shared printer hanging off he WinXP PC.
>But, it can still see the WinXP shared drives. Can anybody
>help me resolve this problem. Yesterday I started a third
>PC running Windows 2000 and it can see the WinXP shared
>printer (and drives as well). So, I know, it has to be a
>Win98 problem.

Make sure that the printer's share name isn't longer than 12
characters and that it contains only letters and numbers -- no special
characters or spaces.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Thanks for your help. I will give this a try.
Johnny
>-----Original Message-----
>In article <c91001c438f7$f39f08a0
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Johnny Todd"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>My Windows 98 can network to my WinXP Prof. and see the
>>shared drives on the WinXP...and...was able to see the
>>shared printer from WinXP. 4 weeks ago my Win98 can no
>>longer see the shared printer hanging off he WinXP PC.
>>But, it can still see the WinXP shared drives. Can
anybody
>>help me resolve this problem. Yesterday I started a
third
>>PC running Windows 2000 and it can see the WinXP shared
>>printer (and drives as well). So, I know, it has to be
a
>>Win98 problem.
>
>Make sure that the printer's share name isn't longer than
12
>characters and that it contains only letters and numbers -
- no special
>characters or spaces.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>.
>