Windows XP Pro will NOT boot unless printer is connected

[Wittyservant525]

I am looking for a way to fix my problem. I have 2 computers and want to connect both computers to 1 printer. One computer has Windows XP Pro and the other one has Windows XP Home. The XP Home computer will boot up regardless whether a usb printer cable is connected or not to the computer. My XP Pro computer will NOT boot unless the usb cable is connected to the printer. Is this a BIOS issue or something in Windows I need to change?

 

[Nodsu]

"Will not boot" means what? Doesn't power on? Fails to complete POST? Fails to boot an operating system? Windows boot process hangs?

 

[korrupt]

I think this could perhaps be because the pc acts as a print server. I have no experience with them or anything, but might be worth looking into.

Regards,

Korrupt

 

[Wittyservant525]

Will not boot

I guess I should have clarified about will not boot up...it starts out fine, but then it stops when it starts booting into Windows.