Resolved need help with network printer

i need help setting up a network printer. printer connected to pc running windows 2000 pro. 2nd pc running xp home. xp pc can ping other pc but cannot find printer. printer sharing is set on on both pc's.

 

You only need to share the printer on the Win2000 machine (the one it is connected to).

On the WinXP machine, go to Control Panel > Switch to Classic View > Printers & Faxes > Add Printer > and follow the wizard to connect to the network printer. Bear in mind that the printer and the PC that it’s connected to must be switched on to be able to be accessed by the other computer(s), unless you have a ‘proper’ wireless printer/adapter.

 

thx but when i do as suggested the xp pc returns error message cannot find server path not correct

 

I understand you have file and printer sharing on but did you right click on the printer icon on the 2000 machine and select share?

 

yes on 2000 right clicked printer selected sharing and set as shared as hplaserjet. from the xp if i use run command to access 2000 printer with path \\10.222.212.48\hplaserjet i get a window on xp asking for user and password. 2000 pc obtained from diiferent dept. and does not require password on startup.

 

Try creating an account on the 2000 machine with the same user name and password as the XP machine.

 

xp machine does not use user accounts or password

 

That's part of the problem. Windows 2000 was intended to be a corporate OS and does not play nice when computers try to connect to it's resources from a computer not authenticated.

Your XP machine does have a user account, it's just not showing it because there is no password request.

Click Start/Control Panel/User Accounts and you will see your account there.
Modify it with a password and then add that same user name and password to the 2000 machine.

 

thx again adding same user to the 2000 machine resolved the issue left password blank as i did not want to have to deal with remebering it. but printing now works ok thx very much for the assist