I am probably missing something very simple here but I can't get my network printer to work.
I have a wireless network using a Belkin router with a Belkin notebook card in my laptop and a Linksys USB Network Adapter on the kids' desktop. The laptop is running XP Pro while the desktop is using ME. There is a Lexmark Z53 installed as a local printer on the desktop and connected through the USB port. It is shared as Lexmark Z53.
I have tried to install the printer on the laptop as a local printer using \\desktop1\Lexmark Z53 as the port. The printer appears and everything looks fine until I try to print. At this point, I get an error message that states "Windows cannot print due to a problem with the current printer setup." Even a test print doesn't work. It produces a message indicating "Test page failed to print. Unable to create a print job". If I disconnect the printer from the desktop, I cannot access its properties on the laptop so I know that the laptop is seeing it.
I have also tried to install this printer as a network printer. When trying to point to the printer (once again at "\\Desktop1\Lexmark Z53"), I get the error message "Windows cannot connect to the printer. Either the name was typed incorrectly or the specified printer has lost its connection to the server." I've tried adding the printer manually and letting the system browse for printers. In the Browse window, the printer even shows up as Ready with 0 Documents waiting.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I have a wireless network using a Belkin router with a Belkin notebook card in my laptop and a Linksys USB Network Adapter on the kids' desktop. The laptop is running XP Pro while the desktop is using ME. There is a Lexmark Z53 installed as a local printer on the desktop and connected through the USB port. It is shared as Lexmark Z53.
I have tried to install the printer on the laptop as a local printer using \\desktop1\Lexmark Z53 as the port. The printer appears and everything looks fine until I try to print. At this point, I get an error message that states "Windows cannot print due to a problem with the current printer setup." Even a test print doesn't work. It produces a message indicating "Test page failed to print. Unable to create a print job". If I disconnect the printer from the desktop, I cannot access its properties on the laptop so I know that the laptop is seeing it.
I have also tried to install this printer as a network printer. When trying to point to the printer (once again at "\\Desktop1\Lexmark Z53"), I get the error message "Windows cannot connect to the printer. Either the name was typed incorrectly or the specified printer has lost its connection to the server." I've tried adding the printer manually and letting the system browse for printers. In the Browse window, the printer even shows up as Ready with 0 Documents waiting.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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