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Peer to peer printing problems

Author
22 Aug 2006 7:24 PM
Budboy
OK here's my problem

I have a simple peer to peer network set up in my home.  It consists of

a desktop running Windows 2000 and two laptops running Windows XP with
wireless networking.
The Windows 2000 machine is hooked up to a Lexmark USB printer.
The Windows 2000 machine also has a user for just printing.  Now I have

added a printer on the laptop's and connected as the print user, I also

click the checkbox that says remember password or something like that.


OK so after I add the printer, I can print all the laptop's fine.  And
then I shut the laptop off, and when you turn the laptop back on and
try to print it says access denied. if I go to the Windows 2000
desktop, which is directly connected to the printer I can print fine.


Please please help me with this issue.  I know I am doing this almost
right is gotta be one small issue.
Oh yeah the printer is set to be shared.

Author
22 Aug 2006 8:57 PM
Steve Winograd [MVP]
In article <1156274644.602775.39***@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
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"Budboy" <mrede***@hotmail.com> wrote:
>OK here's my problem
>
>I have a simple peer to peer network set up in my home.  It consists of
>
>a desktop running Windows 2000 and two laptops running Windows XP with
>wireless networking.
>The Windows 2000 machine is hooked up to a Lexmark USB printer.
>The Windows 2000 machine also has a user for just printing.  Now I have
>
>added a printer on the laptop's and connected as the print user, I also
>click the checkbox that says remember password or something like that.
>
>OK so after I add the printer, I can print all the laptop's fine.  And
>then I shut the laptop off, and when you turn the laptop back on and
>try to print it says access denied. if I go to the Windows 2000
>desktop, which is directly connected to the printer I can print fine.
>
>Please please help me with this issue.  I know I am doing this almost
>right is gotta be one small issue.
>Oh yeah the printer is set to be shared.

Anyone who wants to use shared disks and printers belonging to a
Windows 2000 machine has to have a user account on that machine.

Create a user account on the Windows 2000 machine that has the same
user name and password that you use to log onto each of the Windows XP
laptops.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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