We have a few computers. All have Windows XP. All but one can print fine to the network printers. The one that cannot, when I go to the printer properties, ports tab, will not keep the setting when we check the appropriate network port. I think this may be related to the problem. My google search string:

"windows xp" -vista printer driver network port driver ("will not" OR wont) stay checked

has not yielded anything helpful. Any suggestions where to turn next?

Thank you.

Did you look for updated drivers?

I never really heard/had to deal with this problem before, it's very new to me. Can the other computers ping the printer? Did you try a different ip address?

Did you add the printers via Add a Printer wizard? If so, did select Local Printer attached to this computer? If you did, uncheck Automatically detect and install my plug and play printer. I have a nice HP network printer and when I set it up in windows xp, I can't do the option for network printer, it wont work at all. So I do the method above.

Umm, Maybe it's time to upgrade to Windows 7? haha. But really, It does make it much more easier to add printers, when I added my network printer in windows 7, it automatically found it within a second and installed the drivers and we're going to go.

I don't really know what else to tell you, just messing around with it, you will get it to work.

Edited January 24, 201016 yr by Nerwin

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