Shared Printer Woes
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From: Sparky on 18 May 2010 17:02 Win 7 / 64 on my Desktop - Win 7 Starter on my Netbook. I have 2 shared printers connected to my Desktop. Canon MP510 and HP LaserJet 1020. I am able to print to the Canon from my netbook...no problem , however , if I try to print to the LaserJet , the print job doesn't activate. The job shows up in the Print Manager , but it just 'sits there '. I DID install the 32 bit version of the driver on the netbook BTW. No error messages BTW. I removed the Laserjet , browsed and found it again , reinstalled , same problem. Any suggestions appreciated , as always. Thanks
From: MD34 on 18 May 2010 18:25 On Tue, 18 May 2010 14:02:57 -0700, "Sparky" <no(a)nothere.com> wrote: >Win 7 / 64 on my Desktop - Win 7 Starter on my Netbook. > >I have 2 shared printers connected to my Desktop. Canon MP510 and HP >LaserJet 1020. > >I am able to print to the Canon from my netbook...no problem , however , if >I try to print to the LaserJet , the print job doesn't activate. > >The job shows up in the Print Manager , but it just 'sits there '. > >I DID install the 32 bit version of the driver on the netbook BTW. No error >messages BTW. > >I removed the Laserjet , browsed and found it again , reinstalled , same >problem. > >Any suggestions appreciated , as always. > >Thanks Maybe not related, but what the Hell, it helped me. Look up the registry mod for enabling IPV6 on the desktop. Local Machine...services. http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-SG/w7network/thread/5a1e05d7-c39a-4b53-8a48-05a75c746388 Says disbale, but you really want the DWORD (QWORD in 64 bit) to have a value of 0, that enables all IPV6 Delete the network connection on the laptop and run the network wizard again.
From: Sparky on 18 May 2010 19:40 "MD34" <marty34(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:hn46v59ah4addrj380us3cals93ojbhc35(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 18 May 2010 14:02:57 -0700, "Sparky" <no(a)nothere.com> wrote: > >>Win 7 / 64 on my Desktop - Win 7 Starter on my Netbook. >> >>I have 2 shared printers connected to my Desktop. Canon MP510 and HP >>LaserJet 1020. >> >>I am able to print to the Canon from my netbook...no problem , however , >>if >>I try to print to the LaserJet , the print job doesn't activate. >> >>The job shows up in the Print Manager , but it just 'sits there '. >> >>I DID install the 32 bit version of the driver on the netbook BTW. No >>error >>messages BTW. >> >>I removed the Laserjet , browsed and found it again , reinstalled , same >>problem. >> >>Any suggestions appreciated , as always. >> >>Thanks > > Maybe not related, but what the Hell, it helped me. > Look up the registry mod for enabling IPV6 on the desktop. > Local Machine...services. > > http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-SG/w7network/thread/5a1e05d7-c39a-4b53-8a48-05a75c746388 > > Says disbale, but you really want the DWORD (QWORD in 64 bit) to have a > value of > 0, that enables all IPV6 > > Delete the network connection on the laptop and run the network wizard > again. Many Thanks , but I don't believe IP v6 is the issue as my Canon works just fine ( the printers are shared via Homegroup and it's functioning as expected ) I found a similar query with the LaserJet that described exactly the same problem and the solution was Compatibility Mode for XP / Vista ? Might give that a try... Does it make sense to install it ' normally ' using USB to see if it works that way ? Just curious..
From: MD34 on 19 May 2010 09:43 On Tue, 18 May 2010 16:40:46 -0700, "Sparky" <no(a)nothere.com> wrote: > >Many Thanks , but I don't believe IP v6 is the issue as my Canon works just >fine ( the printers are shared via Homegroup and it's functioning as >expected ) I dicked aropund with this on and off for a couple of months after my son decided he needed W764bit. What a PITA W7 is. You'd expect it to work out of the box with the old network, XP in my case. The last time I did the regedit and went to reinstall the networked printer on the W7 machine and I noticed there were 3 other "phantom printers" with similar names that I could choose from. Apparently they were leftovers from prior attempts to share the XP printer. Two of them were from mapping the machines directly (//computername//printername) and one was from a regular install. I haven't found a way to delete them, but I did select the right one and it works fine now. Maybe you selected a "phantom". Some of my earlier attempts had results like yours: Sent to a queu but nothing happened. Did it ever print even a test page? Are both printers USB? Are they on the same USB Host Adapter or hub? Mine is also a Laserjet, the cheapie P1006. The 32bit driver worked fine on the W7/64 machine, but I had read of people having to download a 64 driver from Vista. I now offically HATE W7. Can't believe there isn't and upgraded path from XP. My install wasn't too tough, but what about the average Joe? Why can't teh networks get along? :)
From: Sparky on 19 May 2010 22:13 "MD34" <marty34(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:cvp7v55kvn5fg3do4attvcnhk92g1i0ls9(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 18 May 2010 16:40:46 -0700, "Sparky" <no(a)nothere.com> wrote: > >> >>Many Thanks , but I don't believe IP v6 is the issue as my Canon works >>just >>fine ( the printers are shared via Homegroup and it's functioning as >>expected ) > > I dicked aropund with this on and off for a couple of months after my son > decided he needed W764bit. What a PITA W7 is. You'd expect it to work out > of the > box with the old network, XP in my case. > > The last time I did the regedit and went to reinstall the networked > printer on > the W7 machine and I noticed there were 3 other "phantom printers" with > similar > names that I could choose from. Apparently they were leftovers from prior > attempts to share the XP printer. Two of them were from mapping the > machines > directly (//computername//printername) and one was from a regular install. > I > haven't found a way to delete them, but I did select the right one and it > works > fine now. Maybe you selected a "phantom". Some of my earlier attempts had > results like yours: Sent to a queu but nothing happened. > > Did it ever print even a test page? > Are both printers USB? > Are they on the same USB Host Adapter or hub? > > Mine is also a Laserjet, the cheapie P1006. The 32bit driver worked fine > on the > W7/64 machine, but I had read of people having to download a 64 driver > from > Vista. > > I now offically HATE W7. Can't believe there isn't and upgraded path from > XP. My > install wasn't too tough, but what about the average Joe? Why can't teh > networks > get along? :) I can't really complain too much , overall Win 7 64 has been very well behaved , I have no problem sharing with my XP box. I connected the netbook via USB , installed the driver , and it worked perfectly ( so I know the driver is OK..) My Canon works perfectly as a shared printer to the netbook. It's not ' important ' ...but I would like it work if possible. If I wanted ' perfection ' I'd be all Mac by now ! Everyone knows they don't have any problems at all...right ? <G>
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