Thanks SD2 for the very quick and helpful reply. You say "Although not required, it is good practice to always mark an active partition on any...
Hi, I'd like to understand a bit more about the Windows (XP) boot process so am hoping that someone would be kind enough to answer my questions...
good suggestion, thanks Steve.
Thanks Steve. Borrowing is fine, but I'd rather buy one and keep it for future use. Do you know if it is possible to obtain one legitimately...
I have a PC with Windows XP Home Edition pre-installed on it and the machine has a certificate of authenticity/ product key sticker attached to it...
Hi guys, Just for the record, the printer in question in my original post is an HP all-in-one, model HP PSC 2355 . According to its manual, it...
Hi ackerberg (sorry, dont know your name)..... I don't think I am confused, at least I don't think I was until I did indeed read all the...
Thanks Bill. Now that sounds really interesting.... In the past when I've wanted to share a local printer, I've simply installed it as a "local...
No, i'm not upset, just a little confused...... Anyhow, to confirm, I used the "add printer" wizard both to add the printer to the machine to...
Mike, My efforts to find the printer by browsing as you suggest have failed so I think its time to try your other suggestion of uninstalling the...
Hi guys, Thanks for all the continued help. I think its time I recapped a bit to try to clear up any the confusion : 1/The printer is...
Bill, You say "Enabling File and Printer sharing is just an initial step. For each printer a Share needs to be created using the File and...
Hi Bill, One further thought having re-read your posting a bit more carefully (!). You say "Right click the Network Printer icon (not the actual...
Thanks for the additional help Bill. Sorry to have confused you. By "printer network address" I meant something like "\\mycomputer\printer"...
Thanks Mike. I'll try that approach and will report back. Regards, Paul.
Thanks for the suggestion Bill. However, I should have been more clear in my original post : I have indeed set printer sharing and a share name as...
This is my first post to this forum, so please be gentle with me...... I am trying to set up a shared printer on my home network. The printer...
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