I think I've followed the reply - the proposal was simply to load the HPGL/2 driver on the W2K system. So I did.

I had reloaded the W98 drivers a few times before, when I thought that the 'driver was not properly installed' error message might be accurate. This is what happened today:

On a standard functioning W98 ethernet LAN, I connected an HP7475 plotter to one machine, and loaded the W98 HPGL driver. I printed a test page - all ok. I printed a page from NotePad - ok. I went to another W98 machine and introduced the remote 7475 machine as a Network Printer, loading the W98 driver. I printed a NotePad page - ok.

I upgraded another W98 machine to W2K. There are no W2K HPGL drivers for the 7475. So I specify the remote 7475 as a Network Printer and load the HPGL/2 driver, as suggested. I check the printer and paper setup. Then I try a NotePad Page print.

Data flows to the 7475. It wakes up, moves the paper, and loads a pen. Then it makes a few dots, and sits there with the error light flashing. This is what I would expect if the W2K HPGL/2 driver was incompatible with the 7475.