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   Message 15,738 of 17,273   
   Lucifer Morningstar to hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
   Re: LAN Connections in XP   
   14 May 17 09:37:32   
   
   XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc   
   From: not@for.resale   
      
   On Fri, 12 May 2017 10:14:24 +0200, Steve Hayes   
    wrote:   
      
   >I recently bought a new Brother printer and connected it to my XP   
   >machine.   
   >   
   >But when my wife wanted to print something, she could no longer see my   
   >computer on the network.   
   >   
   >It was fine with our previous Samsung printer, which died. Her   
   >computer is runnin Windows 8.1.   
   >   
   >Now I find that I can't see any other computers on our LAN.   
   >   
   >When I try to fix it, I get a message saying that I do not have   
   >permission to connect to the other and I must ask the Administrator,   
   >   
   >I AM the administrator, so what to I do?   
      
   Ask yourself.   
      
   >Four computers on the network can see each other fine, but my XP   
   >machine that has the printer attached, is inviduible to the others,   
   >and them to it.   
   >   
   >Why would it stop working?   
      
   Did you install the XP driver for your printer?   
      
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