Windows 7 - Host - to Windows 98 - Guest - Printing
Posted: 3. Aug 2015, 21:29
Any help is appreciated. Looking for a way to print from Windows 98 to Windows 7 shared printers. I've tried the directions below but no luck. I can see, under Win98, Windows 7 Home computer network name but states I can not access. I tried \\192.168.56.1\Brother (Brother printer shared under Widows 7) under Win98 run command but states "\\192.168.56.1\Brother is not accessible - Access Denied". When I do a run-->command and type net use, I can see remote name \\KITCHEN\BROTHER (same as 192.168.56.1) under Win98.
HOW TO SHARE PCs AND PRINTERS ON LOCAL WIN 7 AND WIN 98 NETWORK
1. Download and install on Win 98 DSClient for Win9x, then reboot;
2. Open regedit at the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control, then create a key named LSA, then under the newly created key, create a DWORD value named LMCompatibility, and set it's value to 3 ;
3. Go to Control Panel, and open the Users applet, then create a new User Account with the same credentials (User Name and Password) as the one on Win 7;
4. Reboot your Win 98 PC again, and logon with the newly created account. Setup shared folders or drives, and printers;
5. In Win 7 also setup shared folders or drives, and printers, then follow the guide How to make Windows 7 work with older Windows versions for networking and file sharing to select other Networking Settings;
6. In Win 7, set “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\LMCompatibilityLevel” to “1” and reboot. Doing this decreases Win 7 access security, but now you can work with shared folders on Win 98 from Win 7 PC;
7. To access a USB printer, connected to Win 98 PC, set it up in Win 7 as local with 64-bit drivers, then add 32-bit drivers for sharing in Printer Prefs. Reconnect printer to Win 98, and change its port in Win 7 Printer Prefs from local to its Win 98 network address, like \\workgroup_name\printer_name ;
8. To access a shared Win 7 folder from Win 98, don't try to browse its Network Neighborhood. Instead, open it by typing it's UNC path, like \\workgroup_name\share_name in Run dialog or Win Explorer's address bar in Win 98. You can map open share to a network drive, but it may need be remapped after each reboot;
9. To access from Win 98 a shared USB printer, connected to Win 7 PC, click on Printers in Win Explorer, and try using Win 98 Add Printer Wizard that appears in Printers window. Or setup it as a local in Win 98, then change its port to Win 7 printer's network address. It may be a challenge though to set it up;
10. If Win Explorer slows down, wait... If it gets repeatedly slow on each click, close and reopen, or reboot the PC. You're done! Don't forget to restore network security settings in Win 7, when you don't need to share it with Win 98.
Thanks,
donnyusf
HOW TO SHARE PCs AND PRINTERS ON LOCAL WIN 7 AND WIN 98 NETWORK
1. Download and install on Win 98 DSClient for Win9x, then reboot;
2. Open regedit at the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control, then create a key named LSA, then under the newly created key, create a DWORD value named LMCompatibility, and set it's value to 3 ;
3. Go to Control Panel, and open the Users applet, then create a new User Account with the same credentials (User Name and Password) as the one on Win 7;
4. Reboot your Win 98 PC again, and logon with the newly created account. Setup shared folders or drives, and printers;
5. In Win 7 also setup shared folders or drives, and printers, then follow the guide How to make Windows 7 work with older Windows versions for networking and file sharing to select other Networking Settings;
6. In Win 7, set “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\LMCompatibilityLevel” to “1” and reboot. Doing this decreases Win 7 access security, but now you can work with shared folders on Win 98 from Win 7 PC;
7. To access a USB printer, connected to Win 98 PC, set it up in Win 7 as local with 64-bit drivers, then add 32-bit drivers for sharing in Printer Prefs. Reconnect printer to Win 98, and change its port in Win 7 Printer Prefs from local to its Win 98 network address, like \\workgroup_name\printer_name ;
8. To access a shared Win 7 folder from Win 98, don't try to browse its Network Neighborhood. Instead, open it by typing it's UNC path, like \\workgroup_name\share_name in Run dialog or Win Explorer's address bar in Win 98. You can map open share to a network drive, but it may need be remapped after each reboot;
9. To access from Win 98 a shared USB printer, connected to Win 7 PC, click on Printers in Win Explorer, and try using Win 98 Add Printer Wizard that appears in Printers window. Or setup it as a local in Win 98, then change its port to Win 7 printer's network address. It may be a challenge though to set it up;
10. If Win Explorer slows down, wait... If it gets repeatedly slow on each click, close and reopen, or reboot the PC. You're done! Don't forget to restore network security settings in Win 7, when you don't need to share it with Win 98.
Thanks,
donnyusf