Thanks so much for your help, Paul
I think in the interim HP has updated the driver and the problem seems to
have vanished. I'll try this if it hiccups again.
John
"Paul in Montreal" wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've found a solution (worked for my setup) that clears the printer offline
> problem when printing from a Vista laptop PC over a home network to a printer
> connected to a Windows98 desktop PC. I never had this problem with my XP
> Home laptop accessing the printers on the Windows98 PC.
>
> With the Vista PC, I was always able to Add my 2 printers (HP PSC 1350 and
> Canon i560) using Vista's wizard (Add a local printer), but after a restart
> of the Vista PC, both printers would be offline. In Printer properties,
> Ports tab, both printers would appear as Client Side Rendering Provider under
> the Description column.
>
> My Vista PC is a new Dell Inspiron 1420, Vista Home Premium.
> My print server is a Dell Dimension V350, Windows 98.
> Home network is WiFi using a D-Link 624 router, WPA-PSK security enabled.
> Canon i560 on parallel port of Dell Dimension V350
> HP PSC 1350 on USB port of Dell Dimension V350
>
> Here's the fix:
> 1. In Control Panel, Printers, delete offline printers. If they wont
> delete, it may be because there are pending print jobs in the queue. Open the
> printer and Cancel the jobs.
> 2. In Printer properties, Ports tab, delete the previoulsy installed
> printers (offline statuts) that appear as Client Side Rendering Provider
> under the Description column. To do this, highlight the port, then click on
> Delete Port button. Click Apply.
> 3. Restart your PC.
> 4. Now reinstall the printers as follows:
> 5. Open Control panel, Printers, and click Add a printer.
> 6. Click Add a local printer.
> 7. Select the "Use an existing port" radio button, and select LPT1: (Printer
> Port). Click Next.
> 8. Install the printer driver. Mine were found in the list inlcuded with
> Vista. Select the manufacturer and the printer. Click Next.
> 9. In the next window, accept the printer name or type in a new name. Leave
> the "Set as default printer" box unchecked. Click Next.
> 10. Vista should now install the printer. A window should open saying
> "You've successfully added printer name.
> 11. DO NOT Print a test page at this time, because nothing is connected to
> the LPT1 port on the laptop. Just press Finish. The printer you just added
> should appear in the Printers window.
> 12. Click ONCE on the newly added printer to highlight it, then right-click
> and open Properties.
> 13. On the Ports tab, click Add Port…, select Local Port, then click New Port…
> 14. When the Port Name window open, Enter a port name as follows:
> \\computername\printername
> (replace computername with the name of your PC acting as print server, and
> printername with the name of your printer). Click OK.
> 15. You should now have a new port listed on the Ports tab of the printer
> Properties, but now the Description should be Local Port, instead of Client
> Side Rendering Provider. Click OK.
> 16. Now you can go to the General tab, and Print a Test Page.
>
> Hopefully, your test page will print. Then restart your computer to check
> that the printer comes back online.
>
> This procedure worked for me. Hope it works for you too. Good luck!
>
>
> "John" wrote:
>
> > I have installed an HP 7310xi on my wired network. It is plugged into the
> > router. Both computers on the network print OK. Each time I restart, the
> > printer goes offline. When I select "online", the printer will not show
> > "ready" and does not print.
> >
> > I must delete the printer and add it as a new printer at each start to get
> > the "ready" icon and have the printer run. I have VISTA, and I have the
> > latest driver updates from HP.
> >
> > Can someone help? Thanks
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