help solving network printer sharing on wireless

Question

i've been having spooling errors when trying to print over a wireless network to my usb printer. i have another computer on the network than can print just fine so file/printer sharing seems to be fine on my end both desktops are running xp and are wired lans. however my laptop running win98me gets spooling erros when i go to print something, i've checked the d-link settings and file sharing is allowed. i also installed my printer drivers on the laptop so it can see that my printer is a hp deskjet 3550..

does anyone have any ideas why the laptop can see my network printer but cannot get something printed. also i checked the wireless connection after i printed and it seemed to be sending data hmmm. thanks

Dimension 8300,
P4 2.80GHz 800MHz w/HT
1GB PC3200
Sparkle 6600GT oc
Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (retail)
Seagate SATA 120,160, USB2 external 200GB
NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD, Pioneer 16x DVD+/-RW DL DVR-109, HP usb CD-Writer+ 8200
15inch LCD
D-link DSL-G604T Router & D-link DWL-G122 wireless adapter
HP deskjet 3550
BearPaw 2400TA scanner
USB 2.0 tv tuner, Wacom graphire3 4x5inch, PCI Cooler | 80mm hdd fan
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volcano11 · Answer

Did you install the Windows ME compatible drivers on the system running Windows ME? Steve

jmwills · Answer

It is Win98SE or Windows ME?

klbf · Answer

windows 98 me as in 'millennium edition ' by far the worst windows ever:( I installed the drivers for the printer off the hp cd, since the laptop didn't have a printer assigned I went to start/settings/printer tried to add a new network printer but the list in 98me is ancient eg my printer isn't on the generic drivers under HP printers in 98me... so i just installed my printer as you would do any other. connected it to the usb so it was recognized. when i go print not it is recongized as network printer //dell8300/printer3 I’ll download the me drivers from hp website, but i would assume they would be on the driver cd anyhow the printer is usb 1.1 thanks

klbf · Answer

i got it all solved, i apparently had 2 printers being shared in xp from my pc, hpdeskjet3550 and printer3 , both of those refered to the same printer so i unshared printer 3 , and renamed hpdeskjet3550 to deskjet3550 and set it to share refreshed my network folder and it was seen, i changed the printer port on the laptop "wireless " from printer 3 to deskjet3550 and it printed first time.....

thanks for your replys ... i tried me driver thing but it asked for the 98 cd and i don't have it since its on a restore partition on the laptop

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