I have a Windows XP Pro Workstation with an Epson Color 880 shared. I have two Windows 2000 Pro machines that I want to be able to print to the shared printer. One of the W2K machines installed the printer driver without the error. The other is a Laptop that has the error displayed when you view the printer status, but I still can print from the laptop. I have searched Technet, Google and Microsoft’s general search engine and I have found related articles, indicating that other people have seen this problem but none with a solution that works for my situation. I have tried re-sharing the printer, upgrading the driver, and all critical and security fixes for both WXP and W2K. I have also uninstalled my firewall and reconfigured my router. All 3 PC’s are members of the same workgroup and the PC that has the error, in the Printer Status window, can access file shares on the WXP machine. WXP doesn’t let me specify groups or individual users that can print or manage the printer like I can in W2K. I’m sure somebody has fixed this problem in this situation but I don’t know how. Any solutions offered will be appreciated. Thanks.
