Network printer problem

I have win 98 on desktop and xp on laptop..I am not able to make the printer work from the latop (it is on the desktop) It worked when I had xp on both computers. I have wireless Linksy and am able to get my network places from one to the other. I have tried everything...can anyone help me...Please

 

Windows XP does not come with the NetBEUI protocol by default; but, although Microsoft does not support NetBEUI , Windows XP will if you simply drag and drop the necessary NetBEUI files from a Windows 98 or 2000 machine to the XP machine, into the proper folders.

This has solved most networking problems between XP and previous (9x, ME, 2000) operating systems for me.

Here are my notes on XP and NetBEUI:

Windows XP and NetBEUI
Previous versions of Windows automatically installed Microsoft's NetBEUI protocol whenever you installed a LAN card. Windows XP, however, doesn't do this. If you want to share files and printers with older Windows systems that don't have IP installed, you'll need to install NetBEUI manually.

Although NetBEUI is not officially supported, the files needed to install it are on the Windows XP CD. To install NetBEUI:

* Browse to the Valueadd\ MSFT\Net\NetBEUI folder on your Windows XP CD.

* Copy Nbf.sys to the C:\ Windows\System32\Drivers directory.

* Copy Netnbf.inf to the Windows\Inf directory.

Once you've copied these files to the proper directories, you can add NetBEUI to most network connections using the Install... button on each connection's Network Connection Properties display. Unfortunately, you can't install NetBEUI on a FireWire connection.

NetBEUI doesn't require any addressing, routing, or other configuration information, so it is very handy for file sharing between laptops. If you have NetBEUI installed on two computers, you can simply connect them together (using an Ethernet hub or crossover cable) to share files and printers.