Network printing

That's possible, though not something I deliberately enabled. I'll recheck that over the next day or so.
Apart from the Service Pack difference, could there be any other setting I'm missing?

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Wake on Lan is a setting in the BIOS.
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 > "Cari" wrote:
  > > You possibly had "Wake on Lan" enabled on the Desktop.
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  > > Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
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   > > > Hi, I've a home network with desktop running XP SP 1a and
  > > laptop
   > > > running SP2. Connected to the desktop is an HP printer. I'm
  > > finding
   > > > that now, after a m/board u/g on the desktop, I need to have
  > > this PC
   > > > on in order to print from my laptop. Previously desktop had
  > > SP2
   > > > installed, and I could print from laptop without desktop
  > > being
   > > > switched on.
   > > >
   > > > Can anyone explain why this is, and how I can again print
  > > from laptop
   > > > without desktop in use?
   > > >
   > > > Thanks.
   > > >
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 > That's possible, though not something I deliberately enabled. I'll
 > recheck that over the next day or so.
 > Apart from the Service Pack difference, could there be any other
 > setting I'm missing?
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Yes, tnx, though as I said, it's not been deliberately enabled.
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