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Print to a shared non-PostScript Windows XP printer
Authored by: veshman on Jul 18, '03 12:50:17PM

I take my iBook everywhere and work in lots of windows only environments via wifi. i found this method to be able to use a windows printer via smb very helpful, and it seems a lot less involved than the procedure you described. there is no new software to install. in fact, it uses CUPS which is part of osx anyway:

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/OSX/cups_printing_in_jaguar.html

You still have to set up your printer to be shared on the windows end, but it is not as involved as what you had to do.

Best regards,
Bhavesh



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Print to a shared non-PostScript Windows XP printer
Authored by: Drewbie on Jul 20, '03 02:20:48AM

That was exactly the method I tried first, but all I got was a very poor quality (after tweaking the settings) print which took forever to process. I used the GIMP-PRINT BJC 8200 driver for GIMP-PRINT 4.2.5 Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Any ideas?



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Print to a shared non-PostScript Windows XP printer
Authored by: veshman on Jul 20, '03 11:08:17AM

I don't know..I haven't had any difficulties. I have primarily been printing to HP printers and just use whatever driver there was in the drop down list.

Maybe there is a better driver than the GIMP one? I don't really know.

Bhavesh



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