cant see shared printer on XP box from windows 98 box

I bought a new computer running XP Home edition. I gave
the old computer running windows 98 to my wife. I
connected my printer to my new xp box and shared it. My
son's XP box can see it, my wife's 98 box can see the XP
box and shared files but not the printer. Under share
printer it mentions for other versions of windows you can
install drivers, I tried and it won't load because it
isn't digitally signed for XP. Well DUH!!! it's the
windows 98 driver... Any ideas?

 

Visit the printer manufacturers web-site and download the XP driver. You
cannot install a 98 driver into XP. That's why it's called a 98 driver...to
specify Win98.

Carey

 

A shared printer should be visible whether or not a driver program for
it has been loaded.

The most likely problem is that the printer's share name is longer
than 12 characters. In that case, XP can see the printer, but 98
can't.

You can load the 98 drivers on XP for installation over the network on
the 98 box, but it isn't necessary. Just load the 98 drivers on 98
when installing the printer.

 

That's not right, Carey. You can install a 98 driver into XP. See
the Windows XP Help topic "Add printer drivers for other versions of
Windows" for details.

Does your web site have the answer to this peer-to-peer networking
question? If not, I suggest that you stop claiming that your web site
solves all peer-to-peer networking problems.

 

What's the share name of the printer? More than 12 characters, or
containing a space, or containing a punctuation character?