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Still Cannot Add Network Printer - Access Denied
Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network & Sharing
forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest acct in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try enabling it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who knows? You might have better luck. Let me know. Regards, Jordan "Lang Murphy" wrote: My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support "simple file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I think not. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering if it's because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is actually running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO File Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista? Can You? "Rusth H (1136045)" wrote: Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer with VISTA. However, file sharing works fine. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message ... Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without a problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the problem. Lang "BigK" wrote in message ... I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I have found many, many people asking the same question so this is apparently a widespread problem. I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I have been able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with Vista I cannot. I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have them all on static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is connected via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same User name and both have the same password. When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees both printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to connect and says Access Denied. I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on the shared printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied. Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve this. If you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of people happy. Thanks. BTW I am using 5728 |
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Still Cannot Add Network Printer - Access Denied
I think, with this concentration on XP Home, you are barking up a wrong
tree. The people using XP Pro have exactly the very same problem. I am one of them. It is impracticable for me ta attach the printer to the Vista machine. But I am sure it will be accessible to the XP machines. By the way my USB printer (Brother HL2030) installs OK on the Vista Machine. Surely this is a Fudgey solution. Certain people have multifunction printers, they would not like having to access all those copier and scan functions over tne lan. Georgio "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network & Sharing forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest acct in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try enabling it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who knows? You might have better luck. Let me know. Regards, Jordan "Lang Murphy" wrote: My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support "simple file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I think not. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering if it's because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is actually running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO File Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista? Can You? "Rusth H (1136045)" wrote: Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer with VISTA. However, file sharing works fine. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message ... Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without a problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the problem. Lang "BigK" wrote in message ... I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I have found many, many people asking the same question so this is apparently a widespread problem. I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I have been able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with Vista I cannot. I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have them all on static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is connected via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same User name and both have the same password. When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees both printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to connect and says Access Denied. I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on the shared printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied. Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve this. If you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of people happy. Thanks. BTW I am using 5728 |
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Still Cannot Add Network Printer - Access Denied
OK... I just assumed that since I couldn't get to a shared printer on XP
Home, but could on XP Pro, that Home was the issue. And it could still be an issue; you may have other issues that are preventing you from sharing a net printer on XP Pro. Just a thought... Lang "George J Meier" wrote in message ... I think, with this concentration on XP Home, you are barking up a wrong tree. The people using XP Pro have exactly the very same problem. I am one of them. It is impracticable for me ta attach the printer to the Vista machine. But I am sure it will be accessible to the XP machines. By the way my USB printer (Brother HL2030) installs OK on the Vista Machine. Surely this is a Fudgey solution. Certain people have multifunction printers, they would not like having to access all those copier and scan functions over tne lan. Georgio "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network & Sharing forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest acct in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try enabling it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who knows? You might have better luck. Let me know. Regards, Jordan "Lang Murphy" wrote: My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support "simple file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I think not. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering if it's because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is actually running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO File Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista? Can You? "Rusth H (1136045)" wrote: Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer with VISTA. However, file sharing works fine. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message ... Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without a problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the problem. Lang "BigK" wrote in message ... I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I have found many, many people asking the same question so this is apparently a widespread problem. I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I have been able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with Vista I cannot. I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have them all on static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is connected via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same User name and both have the same password. When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees both printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to connect and says Access Denied. I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on the shared printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied. Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve this. If you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of people happy. Thanks. BTW I am using 5728 |
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Still Cannot Add Network Printer - Access Denied
Why are no MVPs weighing with either a solution or an explanation that this
is a known issue that will be fixed. If it is not fixed in the shipping version of Vista I will not upgrade my laptop and I will never upgrade the desktop these are connected to because I don't use it enough to justify it. Unless this is by design to get more to upgrade all their pcs. I won't be doing that. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message news OK... I just assumed that since I couldn't get to a shared printer on XP Home, but could on XP Pro, that Home was the issue. And it could still be an issue; you may have other issues that are preventing you from sharing a net printer on XP Pro. Just a thought... Lang "George J Meier" wrote in message ... I think, with this concentration on XP Home, you are barking up a wrong tree. The people using XP Pro have exactly the very same problem. I am one of them. It is impracticable for me ta attach the printer to the Vista machine. But I am sure it will be accessible to the XP machines. By the way my USB printer (Brother HL2030) installs OK on the Vista Machine. Surely this is a Fudgey solution. Certain people have multifunction printers, they would not like having to access all those copier and scan functions over tne lan. Georgio "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network & Sharing forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest acct in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try enabling it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who knows? You might have better luck. Let me know. Regards, Jordan "Lang Murphy" wrote: My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support "simple file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I think not. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering if it's because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is actually running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO File Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista? Can You? "Rusth H (1136045)" wrote: Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer with VISTA. However, file sharing works fine. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message ... Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without a problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the problem. Lang "BigK" wrote in message ... I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I have found many, many people asking the same question so this is apparently a widespread problem. I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I have been able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with Vista I cannot. I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have them all on static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is connected via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same User name and both have the same password. When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees both printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to connect and says Access Denied. I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on the shared printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied. Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve this. If you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of people happy. Thanks. BTW I am using 5728 |
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Still Cannot Add Network Printer - Access Denied
Okay, Here's the word from the other thread on Network and sharing, You
Can't do it because the XP Drivers WIL NOT INSTALL ON VISTA REMOTELY. From what I gather, this means any version of XP, PRo Home, etc. You actually need to install the Printer onto Vista and then configure the ports after. Or Something like that. For more info just read the thread on Network & Sharing entitled Cannot ad Printer- Access Denied. "Lang Murphy" wrote: OK... I just assumed that since I couldn't get to a shared printer on XP Home, but could on XP Pro, that Home was the issue. And it could still be an issue; you may have other issues that are preventing you from sharing a net printer on XP Pro. Just a thought... Lang "George J Meier" wrote in message ... I think, with this concentration on XP Home, you are barking up a wrong tree. The people using XP Pro have exactly the very same problem. I am one of them. It is impracticable for me ta attach the printer to the Vista machine. But I am sure it will be accessible to the XP machines. By the way my USB printer (Brother HL2030) installs OK on the Vista Machine. Surely this is a Fudgey solution. Certain people have multifunction printers, they would not like having to access all those copier and scan functions over tne lan. Georgio "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network & Sharing forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest acct in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try enabling it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who knows? You might have better luck. Let me know. Regards, Jordan "Lang Murphy" wrote: My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support "simple file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I think not. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering if it's because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is actually running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO File Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista? Can You? "Rusth H (1136045)" wrote: Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer with VISTA. However, file sharing works fine. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message ... Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without a problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the problem. Lang "BigK" wrote in message ... I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I have found many, many people asking the same question so this is apparently a widespread problem. I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I have been able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with Vista I cannot. I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have them all on static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is connected via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same User name and both have the same password. When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees both printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to connect and says Access Denied. I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on the shared printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied. Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve this. If you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of people happy. Thanks. BTW I am using 5728 |
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Still Cannot Add Network Printer - Access Denied
Yeah... I tried that... installed the printer drivers on the Vista box prior
to attempting to connect to the shared network printer. After doing that... could connect to network printer hosted in XP Pro. Could not connect to network printer hosted in XP Home. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Okay, Here's the word from the other thread on Network and sharing, You Can't do it because the XP Drivers WIL NOT INSTALL ON VISTA REMOTELY. From what I gather, this means any version of XP, PRo Home, etc. You actually need to install the Printer onto Vista and then configure the ports after. Or Something like that. For more info just read the thread on Network & Sharing entitled Cannot ad Printer- Access Denied. "Lang Murphy" wrote: OK... I just assumed that since I couldn't get to a shared printer on XP Home, but could on XP Pro, that Home was the issue. And it could still be an issue; you may have other issues that are preventing you from sharing a net printer on XP Pro. Just a thought... Lang "George J Meier" wrote in message ... I think, with this concentration on XP Home, you are barking up a wrong tree. The people using XP Pro have exactly the very same problem. I am one of them. It is impracticable for me ta attach the printer to the Vista machine. But I am sure it will be accessible to the XP machines. By the way my USB printer (Brother HL2030) installs OK on the Vista Machine. Surely this is a Fudgey solution. Certain people have multifunction printers, they would not like having to access all those copier and scan functions over tne lan. Georgio "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network & Sharing forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest acct in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try enabling it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who knows? You might have better luck. Let me know. Regards, Jordan "Lang Murphy" wrote: My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support "simple file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I think not. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering if it's because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is actually running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO File Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista? Can You? "Rusth H (1136045)" wrote: Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer with VISTA. However, file sharing works fine. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message ... Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without a problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the problem. Lang "BigK" wrote in message ... I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I have found many, many people asking the same question so this is apparently a widespread problem. I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I have been able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with Vista I cannot. I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have them all on static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is connected via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same User name and both have the same password. When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees both printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to connect and says Access Denied. I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on the shared printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied. Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve this. If you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of people happy. Thanks. BTW I am using 5728 |
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Still Cannot Add Network Printer - Access Denied
I think I wrote the post you are referring to. I wasn't that clear I guess.
If the XP drivers will work in Vista then the printer can be installed remotely. In most cases the XP drivers won't work. The workaround would be to install the printer on the Vista computer with Vista drivers. Once it's installed and working then you can connect the printer back to the original computer. On the Vista computer go in to the printer properties and on the Ports tab add a new network port as in "computer_name\shared_printer_name". Again this may or may not work. Some drivers for USB printers or all in one units won't work properly with Windows networking. Sometimes you can turn off the monitoring software and it'll start working. It sounds like there may be an authentication problem with XP Home happening as well. I don't have a computer with XP home on it to test. -- Kerry Brown MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.vistahelp.ca "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Okay, Here's the word from the other thread on Network and sharing, You Can't do it because the XP Drivers WIL NOT INSTALL ON VISTA REMOTELY. From what I gather, this means any version of XP, PRo Home, etc. You actually need to install the Printer onto Vista and then configure the ports after. Or Something like that. For more info just read the thread on Network & Sharing entitled Cannot ad Printer- Access Denied. "Lang Murphy" wrote: OK... I just assumed that since I couldn't get to a shared printer on XP Home, but could on XP Pro, that Home was the issue. And it could still be an issue; you may have other issues that are preventing you from sharing a net printer on XP Pro. Just a thought... Lang "George J Meier" wrote in message ... I think, with this concentration on XP Home, you are barking up a wrong tree. The people using XP Pro have exactly the very same problem. I am one of them. It is impracticable for me ta attach the printer to the Vista machine. But I am sure it will be accessible to the XP machines. By the way my USB printer (Brother HL2030) installs OK on the Vista Machine. Surely this is a Fudgey solution. Certain people have multifunction printers, they would not like having to access all those copier and scan functions over tne lan. Georgio "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network & Sharing forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest acct in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try enabling it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who knows? You might have better luck. Let me know. Regards, Jordan "Lang Murphy" wrote: My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support "simple file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I think not. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering if it's because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is actually running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO File Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista? Can You? "Rusth H (1136045)" wrote: Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer with VISTA. However, file sharing works fine. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message ... Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without a problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the problem. Lang "BigK" wrote in message ... I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I have found many, many people asking the same question so this is apparently a widespread problem. I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I have been able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with Vista I cannot. I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have them all on static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is connected via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same User name and both have the same password. When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees both printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to connect and says Access Denied. I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on the shared printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied. Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve this. If you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of people happy. Thanks. BTW I am using 5728 |
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Still Cannot Add Network Printer - Access Denied
That should have said "\\computer_name\shared_printer_name"
I forgot the two backslashes at the start. -- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca Kerry Brown wrote: I think I wrote the post you are referring to. I wasn't that clear I guess. If the XP drivers will work in Vista then the printer can be installed remotely. In most cases the XP drivers won't work. The workaround would be to install the printer on the Vista computer with Vista drivers. Once it's installed and working then you can connect the printer back to the original computer. On the Vista computer go in to the printer properties and on the Ports tab add a new network port as in "computer_name\shared_printer_name". Again this may or may not work. Some drivers for USB printers or all in one units won't work properly with Windows networking. Sometimes you can turn off the monitoring software and it'll start working. It sounds like there may be an authentication problem with XP Home happening as well. I don't have a computer with XP home on it to test. "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Okay, Here's the word from the other thread on Network and sharing, You Can't do it because the XP Drivers WIL NOT INSTALL ON VISTA REMOTELY. From what I gather, this means any version of XP, PRo Home, etc. You actually need to install the Printer onto Vista and then configure the ports after. Or Something like that. For more info just read the thread on Network & Sharing entitled Cannot ad Printer- Access Denied. "Lang Murphy" wrote: OK... I just assumed that since I couldn't get to a shared printer on XP Home, but could on XP Pro, that Home was the issue. And it could still be an issue; you may have other issues that are preventing you from sharing a net printer on XP Pro. Just a thought... Lang "George J Meier" wrote in message ... I think, with this concentration on XP Home, you are barking up a wrong tree. The people using XP Pro have exactly the very same problem. I am one of them. It is impracticable for me ta attach the printer to the Vista machine. But I am sure it will be accessible to the XP machines. By the way my USB printer (Brother HL2030) installs OK on the Vista Machine. Surely this is a Fudgey solution. Certain people have multifunction printers, they would not like having to access all those copier and scan functions over tne lan. Georgio "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network & Sharing forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest acct in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try enabling it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who knows? You might have better luck. Let me know. Regards, Jordan "Lang Murphy" wrote: My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support "simple file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I think not. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering if it's because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is actually running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO File Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista? Can You? "Rusth H (1136045)" wrote: Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer with VISTA. However, file sharing works fine. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message ... Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without a problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the problem. Lang "BigK" wrote in message ... I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I have found many, many people asking the same question so this is apparently a widespread problem. I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I have been able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with Vista I cannot. I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have them all on static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is connected via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same User name and both have the same password. When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees both printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to connect and says Access Denied. I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on the shared printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied. Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve this. If you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of people happy. Thanks. BTW I am using 5728 |
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Still Cannot Add Network Printer - Access Denied
Guys, Sitting here blaming microsoft is easy. they get blamed for everything in the pc world so why not this too. We're all barking up the wrong tree. It's the Hardware MAnufacturers we've gotta go after here. they're the ones writing the crappy drivers and such, not MS. it's like trying to blame GM for your Sony car stereo not working. useless. GM isn't gonna remake the car for a few people that have a problem. Same thing here. MS isn't gonna rewrite an entire OS for people that can't get network printers to install. you gotta remember we're talking a totally new OS here. ther's gonna be issues. I grant you it's annoying, but, let's actually start getting on the right people's cases here. If enough people go after Hardware manufacturer's(Lexmark etc.) their gonna have to change the way they write drivers and such. "BigK" wrote: Why are no MVPs weighing with either a solution or an explanation that this is a known issue that will be fixed. If it is not fixed in the shipping version of Vista I will not upgrade my laptop and I will never upgrade the desktop these are connected to because I don't use it enough to justify it. Unless this is by design to get more to upgrade all their pcs. I won't be doing that. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message news OK... I just assumed that since I couldn't get to a shared printer on XP Home, but could on XP Pro, that Home was the issue. And it could still be an issue; you may have other issues that are preventing you from sharing a net printer on XP Pro. Just a thought... Lang "George J Meier" wrote in message ... I think, with this concentration on XP Home, you are barking up a wrong tree. The people using XP Pro have exactly the very same problem. I am one of them. It is impracticable for me ta attach the printer to the Vista machine. But I am sure it will be accessible to the XP machines. By the way my USB printer (Brother HL2030) installs OK on the Vista Machine. Surely this is a Fudgey solution. Certain people have multifunction printers, they would not like having to access all those copier and scan functions over tne lan. Georgio "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network & Sharing forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest acct in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try enabling it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who knows? You might have better luck. Let me know. Regards, Jordan "Lang Murphy" wrote: My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support "simple file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I think not. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering if it's because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is actually running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO File Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista? Can You? "Rusth H (1136045)" wrote: Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer with VISTA. However, file sharing works fine. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message ... Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without a problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the problem. Lang "BigK" wrote in message ... I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I have found many, many people asking the same question so this is apparently a widespread problem. I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I have been able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with Vista I cannot. I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have them all on static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is connected via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same User name and both have the same password. When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees both printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to connect and says Access Denied. I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on the shared printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied. Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve this. If you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of people happy. Thanks. BTW I am using 5728 |
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Still Cannot Add Network Printer - Access Denied
Also this is a Local Port
(it just uses the file system and the redirector service to copy the data to the network). -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Kerry Brown" *a*m wrote in message ... That should have said "\\computer_name\shared_printer_name" I forgot the two backslashes at the start. -- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca Kerry Brown wrote: I think I wrote the post you are referring to. I wasn't that clear I guess. If the XP drivers will work in Vista then the printer can be installed remotely. In most cases the XP drivers won't work. The workaround would be to install the printer on the Vista computer with Vista drivers. Once it's installed and working then you can connect the printer back to the original computer. On the Vista computer go in to the printer properties and on the Ports tab add a new network port as in "computer_name\shared_printer_name". Again this may or may not work. Some drivers for USB printers or all in one units won't work properly with Windows networking. Sometimes you can turn off the monitoring software and it'll start working. It sounds like there may be an authentication problem with XP Home happening as well. I don't have a computer with XP home on it to test. "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Okay, Here's the word from the other thread on Network and sharing, You Can't do it because the XP Drivers WIL NOT INSTALL ON VISTA REMOTELY. From what I gather, this means any version of XP, PRo Home, etc. You actually need to install the Printer onto Vista and then configure the ports after. Or Something like that. For more info just read the thread on Network & Sharing entitled Cannot ad Printer- Access Denied. "Lang Murphy" wrote: OK... I just assumed that since I couldn't get to a shared printer on XP Home, but could on XP Pro, that Home was the issue. And it could still be an issue; you may have other issues that are preventing you from sharing a net printer on XP Pro. Just a thought... Lang "George J Meier" wrote in message ... I think, with this concentration on XP Home, you are barking up a wrong tree. The people using XP Pro have exactly the very same problem. I am one of them. It is impracticable for me ta attach the printer to the Vista machine. But I am sure it will be accessible to the XP machines. By the way my USB printer (Brother HL2030) installs OK on the Vista Machine. Surely this is a Fudgey solution. Certain people have multifunction printers, they would not like having to access all those copier and scan functions over tne lan. Georgio "Jordan H." wrote in message ... Oh well, Just an idea. I've got a similar post undr the network & Sharing forum and someone there had mentioned it. They also mentioned the guest acct in XP home being how it "shares the printer." You might wanna try enabling it on Vista. Again, just an Idea. It didn't work for me, but who knows? You might have better luck. Let me know. Regards, Jordan "Lang Murphy" wrote: My uneducated guess would be that Vista Home Edition -might- support "simple file sharing". Since most of us are evaluating Vista Ultimate... I think not. Lang "Jordan H." wrote in message ... You Guys aren't alone, I've also got the same issue. I'm wondering if it's because XP HOME edition uses "Simple file sharing"(lol) and Vista is actually running "Network Discovery" witch is reallty tantamount to XP PRO File Sharing. Anybody know how to turn Simple File Sharing on in Vista? Can You? "Rusth H (1136045)" wrote: Another "Me Too" - I cannot find a way to share the XPHome printer with VISTA. However, file sharing works fine. "Lang Murphy" wrote in message ... Built an XP Pro PC today... hung the printer off it... shared the printer... assigned it as a network printer in Vista 5728 without a problem. So... I have to assume XP Home is the source of the problem. Lang "BigK" wrote in message ... I am still having this issue and have not yet found an answer. I have found many, many people asking the same question so this is apparently a widespread problem. I have a Windows XP Home computer with 2 printers installed. I have been able to print to them when I had XP MCE on my laptop. Now with Vista I cannot. I have both machines with the same Network Workgroup. I have them all on static IPs connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. My laptop is connected via an Intel 2200 Wi-Fi Adapter. Both computers have the same User name and both have the same password. When I try to add the printers via add printer wizard, it sees both printers but when I try to actually install them it tries to connect and says Access Denied. I also tried to just browse to the computer and right click on the shared printers and chose connect. Still Access Denied. Anyone who had this find a solution? Anyone know how to solve this. If you do, I bet you could make many dozens of people, hundreds of people happy. Thanks. BTW I am using 5728 |