"Gene E. Bloch" wrote in message
My take is that all the people who suggested to install the printer
driver on B are 100% correct.
Hello Gene,
But usually, imo, that should be the last choice (as noted by Ken's response) especially if the Printer provided disk or drivers
come packaged with tons of extras no longer supported on later o/s.
My preferred and yet fail method (when the printer can't be installed from being seen on the network) is to use the Local Printer
Method and then let Windows Update install the driver. WU now contains drivers for a plethora of printers (old and current).
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Go to Control Panel.
Choose printer.
Then choose Add Printer.
Choose Add a local printer.
Click on Create a new port.
- The default in the drop down box is Local Port. Do not change that. Click Next.
A dialogue box will appear asking for you to enter a port name.
Type in the \\computer name\printer name
- computer name can be found in the pc properties (Computer\rt click Properties)
- printer name can be found in the Printer Properties (or Devices and Printers)
Once setup, install the driver from Windows Update
The above will be clean with the least amount of extra baggage.