Thank you for your response.
The spell checker did not perform as expected.
Since I browse for the network printer, it is found, the driver is
installed, and it is listed in the printers window on the 98 computers, I
have not had to type "brother."
This seems to be related to networking. Thousands of messages in the
networking forum about Vista's inability to cooperate.
I can share folders on the vista computer.
I can copy files from the shared folders.
I CANNOT copy anything to the shared folders from the XP and from the 98
boxes.
As with this printer:
Add the guest account: give it complete access/privilages
Add the everyone account: give it complete access/privilages
The printer is found, displayed in the network neighborhood, but nothing can
be sent to it.
Render jobs on the VSTA comp: no joy
Render jobs on the 98 comps: no joy
And so on.
I need this to work. I have clients asking me about buying new computers
with vista. At this point I cannot recommend they do so: Shared printers,
mapped drives, automated backups between computers,....
I have read hundreds of messages about networking and printing. VERY FEW
success stories. And the solutions make not sense: change the settings for
NetBios from default to enabled. This makes no sense. And is not replicable
here.
J
"Cari (MS-MVP)" <NewsGroups@coribright.com> wrote in message
news:uDvwUywfHHA.3960@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Did you really misspell "borther" in your posting or is it a misspelling
> on your network......
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "J" <Jnospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:eNT%23vPsfHHA.2640@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "J" <Jnospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:edB8hUseHHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Monday Morn
>>>
>>> Added Vista Business computer to network.
>>>
>>> Moved Brother MFC 8440 to the vista computer from one of the XP comps.
>>>
>>> The XP computers can print to the Brother printer.
>>>
>>> The two 98 comps can find the printer, load the driver, but cannot
>>> print.
>>>
>>>
>>> Printer sharing is on.
>>> Folder sharing is on.
>>
>>> Printer is shared.
>>> Guest account is on.
>>>
>>>
>>> "There was an error writing to \\Vista1\borther1....
>>> The printer is no longer available.
>>>
>>> I have tried with the Firewall on and off.
>>>
>>> Guidence please
>>>
>>> J
>>
>