Can't access printer

My client computer (Win 98) cannot see or access the printer which is connected to the host computer (Win XP). Everything thing else works fine now after much fiddling and searching the net. Have run the Add printer wizard on the client but cannot locate it on the host. In Network Neighbourhood the host and client computers are both listed and both have the + signs, but when the sign for the host is clicked the sign dissappears and no further progress can be made. I can access files and drives on the host no problem but not the printer.
Thanks in anticipation, have been trying to set up the network for nearly a week now!!!!!!

Steve

This might seem like a dumb question, but, is the printer shared on the host?

Ron

If the answer is "yes" to Ron's question, then make sure that there is a user account on the XP machine created with the EXACT name and password as on the 98 machine. Due to the differences in the way the two OS's network, you may not be able to access network resources until you create the account. This was also the case with Windows 2000. Make sure if the user name on the 98 machine is john, make sure it is john on the XP machine and not John Doe. It will not work.

Yes the printer is shared on the host and prints from the host no problem.

I can already access other resources from either machine no problem ie folders, drives etc, so don't understand why I can't access the printer from the client machine.

I have tried connecting the printer to the client computer and accessing it from the host,this won't work either.

Do you have the right drivers installed for each machines OS? This might have something to do with it.

Thanks to everyone who posted replies to my posts. I have at last got my network working correctly after much head scratching and changing settings etc.

Thanks again

Steve