Yes this was deprecated.
Are you using a net use command to LPT on startup?
When attempting to connect do you get the "could not connect" dialog.
What port is the Vista "connection" assigned?
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"Howard - Sheffield" <HowardSheffield@xxxxxx> wrote in
message news:6E8E5236-3451-4B42-909E-4CF0AFCFCE04@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Do you really mean 'disabled' - or just not designed and tested to work
> with
> Win9x?
>
> Clearly I can get Vista to print to a printer attached to a Win ME PC over
> my network - I just can't get it to stay on-line on a restart.
>
> The net print command worked as you indicated - but teh printer is still
> shown as off-line.
>
> Are you saying that because Vista is not designed to work with Win9x PCs,
> this situation isn't fixable? Is there a workaround to keep the printer
> on-line?
>
> Regards
>
> Howard - Sheffield
>
>
>
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Actually connecting to a shared Win9x printer was disabled in Vista. I
>> assume you created a local port that targets
>> \\WindowsMEmachine\printershare
>> in order to create the SMB connection.
>>
>> When the printer goes offline open a command prompt and type
>>
>> net print \\WindowsMEmachine\printershare
>>
>>
>> you should get this returned.
>>
>>
>>
>> E:\>net print \\win98\xerox
>>
>> Printers at \\win98
>>
>>
>> Name Job # Size Status
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> XEROX Queue 0 jobs *Printer Active*
>> The command completed successfully.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris
>> Windows Printing Team
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>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>>
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>> rights.
>>
>> "Howard - Sheffield" <Howard - Sheffield@xxxxxx> wrote
>> in
>> message news:4614B40C-0E6B-4D64-9AF8-5AC2A7829718@xxxxxx Quote:
>> >I have (well at least my daughter has) a Vista home basic laptop - with
>> > almost identical problems.
>> >
>> > I can connect okay (over a Netgear wireless network) to an Epson 760
>> > printer
>> > (using the standard Vista driver) which is connected to an older PC
>> > running
>> > Windows ME - but if the laptop goes to sleep, or is re-started - the
>> > printer
>> > shows up as off-line - and won't come back on line - using either the
>> > standard or admin menus.
>> >
>> > The only successful method seems to be to delete and re-install the
>> > printer
>> > - every time you turn the laptop off. What a pain! (Not something I can
>> > explain to my daughter how to do).
>> >
>> > I have seen some comments from Alan Morris elsewhere about disabling
>> > SNMP
>> > on
>> > the printer port - but even after re-installing from scratch (with teh
>> > printer working fully) - the 'configure port' button shows up an error
>> > when
>> > clicking on it. So how do I get access to this SNMP setting (for a
>> > network
>> > port).
>> >
>> > I have searched for hours on the internet for solutions to this issue -
>> > and
>> > there are literally thousands of posts to all sorts of technical forums
>> > about
>> > this same issue (with some pretty crazy suggestions being put forward).
>> > Many
>> > people obviously haven't realised that this is a straight Windows Vista
>> > bug.
>> > It works fine on Windows ME and XP - so isn't it about time that
>> > Microsoft
>> > sorted this problem out - for all versions of Vista - and stopped
>> > people
>> > pulling their hair out on this one.
>> >
>> > If I had a choice (except that this was a smart new laptop with Vista
>> > Basic
>> > on) - I would go straight back to Windows XP asap - at least it works!
>> >
>> > Come on Microsoft - you must know what the problem is by now - it's
>> > highly
>> > repeatable for any number of printers. We all want a downloadable
>> > hotfix/solution now!!!
>> >
>> > Howard - Sheffield, UK
>> >
>> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > "Corliss" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Hi guys,
>> >>
>> >> The issue is when a vista machine "sleeps" or is logged off but still
>> >> the
>> >> machine is still running.
>> >> As far as I can tell the vista machine does not refresh the printer
>> >> list
>> >> after the workstation comes back online.
>> >> To fix this you must ensure that SNMP is not selected.You must restart
>> >> your
>> >> workstaion and problem solved.
>> >> Once again when SNMP is selected and the workstaion goes into standby
>> >> mode
>> >> the list is not being refreshed.
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> Corliss
>>
>>
>>