[NCSA-discuss] printing from Win-ME

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

(I'm not great with Windows)

My home network has (among other machines) two desktop w2k 
machines. One has a printer, which both machines can print 
to. I have a Win-ME laptop that wifi's into the network, 
which I setup to print to the above printer. (This was a few 
years ago and it took some effort. I think I had to use some 
utility from HP to set up the printing. Scanning the 
"Programs", I can't find this utility anymore.)

I then moved the printer to the other windows machine, where 
both desktop w2k windows machines can print to it. The setup 
wizard on the Win-ME laptop found the printer in the new 
location, but printing doesn't work (can't remember error, I 
think it says the printer is unavailable or off-line). I 
moved the printer back to the original machine (where both 
desktop machines can print to it), but printing from the 
Win-ME box gives the same error (printer not available). I 
can't delete the printers from the printer list on the 
Win-ME laptop, the error being that the printers can't be 
found. Presumably you can only remove a printer from the 
client machine's list if the client machine can talk to the 
printer.

Anyone know how to remove printers from the Win-ME laptop's 
list of printers? Do I have to regedit? If so any 
suggestions for a HOWTO/book on regedit?

Any suggestions as to getting the Win-ME laptop to print?

Presumably I could upgrade the OS on the laptop, but that 
would be a bit of bother, since the laptop does everything 
I need right now. However I've spent enough time fooling 
with the printing that perhaps I should just cut my losses 
and upgrade.

Thanks Joe
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