Windows Printing Problems
Problem No. 1
When I tried to install the Printing software for Peer-to-Peer
printing, I received an error message and the installation was
aborted.
.
Solution No. 1
This may be caused by an existing installation of the printer port
software. Before attempting another installation:
•
Remove the existing installation
•
Restart your PC
To remove an existing printer port installation
:
1. Open
Start - Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs
2. Look for an entry with a name like "Shared Port", "Shared Printer
Port", "Print Server Driver" or "Print Server Port".
3. Select this item, click "Add/Remove", and confirm the deletion.
Problem No. 2
On Windows 98SE, I installed the Print Port Driver for Peer-to-Peer
Printing, but when I selected a port on a WPS-0104 LevelOne
Wireless Printer Server and clicked "Add", the printer was not
installed.
Solution No. 2
Try installing the Printer using the standard Windows tools, as follows:
1. Start
the
Add Printer
Wizard.
2. Select
Network Printer
when prompted "How is the printer attached
to your Computer?", and click Next.
3. When prompted for the Network Path or Queue, enter a dummy
value such as shown below. (Do NOT select
Yes
for "Do you print
for MS-DOS programs?")
4. The printer wizard will display a message stating that "The Network
Printer is off-line". This is OK.
Continue the Add Printer Wizard until finished.
If prompted about sharing the printer, do NOT enable Sharing.
5. Go to the Printers folder (
Control Panel-Printers
). The printer icon
will be grayed out indicating the printer is not ready.
6. Right-click the Printer, and select
Properties
. Then select the
Details
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