Windows 7 pro Auto Deleating all printers on Network

Over the past months we have replaced all of our computers from Windows XP Pro to Windows 7 Pro unites. When the last computer was changed out, (it is the computer
that all of our printers are connected to the network through. Printers we use on our network, an Epson Lq 570+ (Connected by parallel port), HP OfficeJet Pro 8100 (Connected by USB port), HP OfficeJet Pro 8500A (Connected by USB
port) and a Eltron 2844 UPS printer (Connected by USB port) they all get automatically deleted for a workstation at the same time.
We have 6 computers on the network. I have the computers setup on / in both a Workgroup and a Home Group. 1 we store all of our files on this computer
and is not used as a workstation, 1 has all of our printers connected to it and this is not used as a workstation and 4 computers us as workstations.   The network was working great before I replaced the last XP computer with the printers
on it. The next day one of the workstations did not have any of the network printers in device manger so I added them back. They automatically deleted four time yesterday and two time already today. Now a second computer
is doing the same thing. What is wrong, if this continues I will need to go back to the old computer running XP Pro.
Thanks for your help

Karen,
Old Network: We have 6 computers on the network. (5 are running Windows 7 Pro) (1 is running XP Pro) the computer running XP Pro has all the printers connected to
it (4... 1 HPOffice Jet Pro 8100   1 HP Office Jet Pro 8500   1 Eltron 2800 UPS Lable Printer and 1 Epson LQ570+) in this configuration the network is working great all 5 computers running Windows 7 Pro can print
and the printers stay in "Devices and Printers"
The new network: We have 6 computers on the network all running windows 7 Pro. The only change was to change out the Last XP Pro computer with a Windows 7 Pro Computer. We set up all the printers on the
new computer (printers same as above) and shared the with all the other computers.   Under this setup we are loosing the printers on all the computers other then the computer that they are plug into. when it happens we loose all 4 printers
on one of the other computers. I then reset them up on that computer and later a different computer has lost the printers. this goes on all day and that is why I went back to the computer running XP Pro
I hope this explains it a little better.
I believe it is a Windows 7 problem or it could be that I'm using both a "Workgroup" and a "Home Group".   (I had to set up a Workgroup when I had a mix of XP and Windows 7 computers.)
Thanks for your help
John

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