Print from Windows XP to Mac-connected USB printers

Dec 14, '04 08:52:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

I found the solution today on how to print from a Windows XP to the USB printers (Canon s900 and Epson cx3200) connected to my OS X 10.3.6 Mac. I have tried all the recomendations from this site, and it was a hybrid between adding a local printer and connecting to a printer on the internet. Here are the details...

But with this setup, when I printed to the s900, I got an error and could never get anything to print. The solution: Now when you look at the fax/print window, your printer icon shows "Ready," and you should be able to print. I was able to get to get mine to print before using this method, but every time I restarted my Mac or my PCs, the PCs could not find the printers.

Now here is the strange part (I dont know Windows very well, so maybe someone can explain this). After you restart the PC, the printer icons in the fax/print window are now grayed out and display "off-line." However, the printing still works and the name you gave the printer earlier shows up in the print dialog window. Again, I have two USB printers hooked up to my Mac, and this has been working so far (even after multiple restarts on all machines). Hope this helps some of you.

[robg adds: We've run multiple hints on getting Mac-connected printers working with windows (1, 2, 3), and there's a good discussion on the forum site. Each has slightly different advice, but hopefully one of them will provide enough info to help with your specific setup issues.]

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