Windows '98 accessing shared printer on XP Pro

I have a Canon USB printer attached to an XP Pro Computer,
It is set to share with full printing rights
to "Everyone". It works fine on all of the other XP Pro
computers but on most of the Windows 98 PC's I can see it
in network neighbourhood but can't access it to set up the
printer or use it.

Help!

Hi

I was wondering if you figured it out, because I am having
the same problem, I have windows 2K, and 98, I can see
from 2K to 98 but not the other way around.
Any ideas why?, know this is microsoft authentication issue
but any solutions?

Thanks

Eric


>-----Original Message-----
>I have a Canon USB printer attached to an XP Pro
Computer,
>It is set to share with full printing rights
>to "Everyone". It works fine on all of the other XP Pro
>computers but on most of the Windows 98 PC's I can see it
>in network neighbourhood but can't access it to set up
the
>printer or use it.
>
>Help!
>.
>

In article <0a4f01c39e56$41d0e0d0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Kevin Doran"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have a Canon USB printer attached to an XP Pro Computer,
>It is set to share with full printing rights
>to "Everyone". It works fine on all of the other XP Pro
>computers but on most of the Windows 98 PC's I can see it
>in network neighbourhood but can't access it to set up the
>printer or use it.
>
>Help!

Please reply to this message in the news group (not by E-mail) with
more information to help other people understand the problem.

How are you seeing the printer on the Windows 98 PCs?

How are you trying to access it? What exactly happens when you do it?
If there's an error message, what does it say?
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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I can view the XP Computer in Network Neighbourhood and in
Browse to add a network printer, but when I click on it it
says that it is not available, except for 1 Win '98 PC
whhich it did work for.

The XP PC can see and access Win '98 PC's, so I think it
is a security issue in XP.

Any other questions?

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <0a4f01c39e56$41d0e0d0
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Kevin Doran"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I have a Canon USB printer attached to an XP Pro
Computer,
>>It is set to share with full printing rights
>>to "Everyone". It works fine on all of the other XP Pro
>>computers but on most of the Windows 98 PC's I can see
it
>>in network neighbourhood but can't access it to set up
the
>>printer or use it.
>>
>>Help!
>
>Please reply to this message in the news group (not by E-
mail) with
>more information to help other people understand the
problem.
>
>How are you seeing the printer on the Windows 98 PCs?
>
>How are you trying to access it? What exactly happens
when you do it?
>If there's an error message, what does it say?
>--
>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
>.
>

In article <0c7301c39eee$b35e1b80$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Kevin Doran"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I can view the XP Computer in Network Neighbourhood and in
>Browse to add a network printer, but when I click on it it
>says that it is not available, except for 1 Win '98 PC
>whhich it did work for.
>
>The XP PC can see and access Win '98 PC's, so I think it
>is a security issue in XP.
>
>Any other questions?

What is the complete and exact text of the error message?
--
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

The actual message when I click on the "XP" computer
named "PENTIUM4" in Windows 98's Network Neighbourhood is:
"\\PENTIUM4 is not accessible. This device does not exist
on the network"

The Windows '98 PC can be accessed by the "XP" computer
but not vice versa.

Thanks for your help.

Kevin

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <0c7301c39eee$b35e1b80
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Kevin Doran"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I can view the XP Computer in Network Neighbourhood and
in
>>Browse to add a network printer, but when I click on it
it
>>says that it is not available, except for 1 Win '98 PC
>>whhich it did work for.
>>
>>The XP PC can see and access Win '98 PC's, so I think it
>>is a security issue in XP.
>>
>>Any other questions?
>
>What is the complete and exact text of the error message?
>--
>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
>.
>