Vista - Re: printing from win 98 ???? I still need help with this

"J" <Jnospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> 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

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
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>
> "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
>

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
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> 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
>>
>

J,

Sorry, but Microsoft no longer supports Win 9x (95, 98, 98se & ME).
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/gp/lifean18

Dan

"J" <Jnospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>>>
>>
>