[insanedrummerx]

So...
In my house there are 3 computers on our network:

The Network:

Router: Linksys Wireless G Router (has 4 ethernet ports)
Model #: WRT54G2
computer #1 is hard wired to the router
computer #2 is Gateway G6-400 running on win98se...connected to network via 802.11g wireless pci card
computer #3 is Dell inspriron 530 running windows vista...has some sort of card with pluging box.....(dont have to worry about this computer anyway so it doesnt matter)

My computers:

1. Dell Dimension 8250
Os: Windows XP Home Edition service pack 3
Printer: Dell A940 connected by USB
This is hardwired by Ethernet to the Linksys Wireless G router

2. Gateway G6-400 (intell Pentium II processor....kinda old but works fine)
Os: Windows 98 Second Edition
Printer: HP Office Jet Series 500 connected by printer port to cpu
This has a 802.11g wireless PCI card.....

3. Dell Inspiron 530
Os: Windows Vista Business service pack 1
Printer: Dell V305
Wireless PCI Card....has a box antenna with a cable plug in to the card....

All 3 computers have internet
All 3 computers have file sharing

I want to be able to chose any printer in the house to print to from any computer.....I've enabled sharing printers but i don't know how to get the printers listed on the other computers.....

can anyone tell me what to do next?

thanks in advance -kevin, 13

 

[johnwill]

You need to go to Start, Settings, Printers & Faxes. Use the Add Printer wizard and specify a network printer. Browse to the network printer and add it.

 

[insanedrummerx]

the thing is that when i go to the add printer wizzard it detects the printer on the other computer but it doesnt have the driver for it....the printer runs on windows 98se and can find a driver for xp...i need a driver to put on my xp computer so i can print over a network....is there anything else im doing wrong?

 

[johnwill]

Actually, you need to unpack the printer driver for XP on the XP machine, then tell the printer wizard you have a disk, browse to the correct folder and install the driver. This is after finding the networked printer name on the network.