Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
bchacc at san.rr.com
Wed Mar 23 11:02:05 CST 2005
Yeah. Hal9004 is pretty much a blank slate. Just got it from Dell on Monday. Missed working on it all day yesterday because we went to Disneyland. Back at it today transferring all my development stuff to it. Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:48 AM Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question > Yes, on the pc you're trying to print from. Hrm, yes, I would think so. > Can > you install software and defrag as that user? If so, you're the > administrator. > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com] > Sent: 23 March 2005 16:42 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question > > > "are you logged on as the administrator?" > > Again, on Hal9004 I assume. Well, I don't log on - it just comes up. So > can I assume I'm logged on as administrator? > > Rocky > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Tydda" <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk> > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:28 AM > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question > > >> You aren't using a domain, simply because you've got XP home - it doesn't >> do >> Domains. So you're in a workgroup. I only mentioned a domain as that's >> what >> I've got in front of me and that's what I can see... >> >> Yes, I meant through network neighbourhood, or even just typing \\Hal9001 >> in >> the explorer bar. >> >> No connect option? that's odd... are you logged on as the administrator? >> >> >> Jon >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com] >> Sent: 23 March 2005 15:49 >> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question >> >> >> " If you navigate to \\Hal9001" >> >> I assume you mean through the My Network Places on Hal9004? >> >> "Right click on the printer, then hit connect. " >> >> No Connect option on the context menu. >> >> All the computers are in the same work group. I don't think I'm using >> Domains. >> >> Rocky >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jon Tydda" <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk> >> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" >> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:24 AM >> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question >> >> >>> If you navigate to \\Hal9001 it should show you a list of the visibly >>> shared >>> folders. I don't know about a workgroup, but on a Domain, they are: >>> Printers >>> and Scheduled Tasks. If you share a printer, it should appear in that >>> list >>> too. Right click on the printer, then hit connect. That should give you >>> a >>> connection to the printer and install the relevant drivers for it. After >>> that you shouldn't need to do anything else, just print. >>> >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com] >>> Sent: 23 March 2005 15:20 >>> To: dba-tech >>> Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question >>> >>> >>> I am implementing my new machine - Hal9004. It came with Win XP Home. >>> >>> My current development machine is Hal9002 with WIN XP Pro. >>> The backup development machine is Hal9001 - Windows 2000. >>> Hal9001 has the shared printer hooked to it. >>> >>> When I start Hal9001 it prompts me for user name and password to which I >>> simply press enter. User name is Administrator with no password. >>> >>> Hal9002 has no problem printing through Hal9001. >>> >>> But the new box - Hal9004 requires that I connect to Hal9001 before it >>> will >>> 'see' the printer. I go to network neighborhood on Hal9004, click on >>> Hal9001's shared drive C, put in the user name Administrator and no >>> password, and everything's fine - I can print from Hal9004 through the >>> network printer on Hal9001. >>> >>> Of course, this is a PITA and I'd like Hal9004 to see the network >>> printer >>> without having to do this connecting trick just like it's older brother >>> Hal9002.. >>> >>> BTW, all the drives are shared. >>> >>> Any ideas how to fix this? >>> >>> MTIA, >>> >>> Rocky Smolin >>> Beach Access Software >>> http://www.e-z-mrp.com >>> 858-259-4334 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-Tech mailing list >>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >>> The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally >>> privileged. 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