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adding printeri have linsky wireless g connected to my desktop-when i try to add it to my
laptop i get all the way to the point where it searches for the printer-instead of listing the printer it say microsoft windows network-when i click on it nothing happens-help -- thanxs Jan Did you actually make the printer connected to the desktop, "a Shared
printer" andd give it a name? -- Show quoteHide quoteMCP (2K) Net+, A+ Server-Networking MVP "Jan" wrote: > i have linsky wireless g connected to my desktop-when i try to add it to my > laptop i get all the way to the point where it searches for the > printer-instead of listing the printer it say microsoft windows network-when > i click on it nothing happens-help > -- > thanxs Jan yes i made it share-i did not give it a different name---will try that
-- Show quoteHide quotethanxs Jan "jmwills" wrote: > Did you actually make the printer connected to the desktop, "a Shared > printer" andd give it a name? > -- > MCP (2K) Net+, A+ > Server-Networking MVP > > > "Jan" wrote: > > > i have linsky wireless g connected to my desktop-when i try to add it to my > > laptop i get all the way to the point where it searches for the > > printer-instead of listing the printer it say microsoft windows network-when > > i click on it nothing happens-help > > -- > > thanxs Jan Are both PCs in the same Workgroup?
Is the printer set to be shared? http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Five.htm Show quoteHide quote "Jan" <J**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:29713080-3B16-4602-9531-39904568D998@microsoft.com... >i have linsky wireless g connected to my desktop-when i try to add it to my > laptop i get all the way to the point where it searches for the > printer-instead of listing the printer it say microsoft windows > network-when > i click on it nothing happens-help > -- > thanxs Jan yes-the crazy thing is i set the work groups to workgroup (how original) but
on both computers, the work group name is automaticlly changed to msn network-don't know how to stop it from doing that-however both still have the same name even when the computer changes the name -- Show quoteHide quotethanxs Jan "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: > Are both PCs in the same Workgroup? > > Is the printer set to be shared? > http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Five.htm > -- > Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Client - Printing & Imaging > www.coribright.com/Windows > > > "Jan" <J**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:29713080-3B16-4602-9531-39904568D998@microsoft.com... > >i have linsky wireless g connected to my desktop-when i try to add it to my > > laptop i get all the way to the point where it searches for the > > printer-instead of listing the printer it say microsoft windows > > network-when > > i click on it nothing happens-help > > -- > > thanxs Jan > > > 
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