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May 18th 07, 07:20 PM
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Can't use a shared XP printer
I am trying to access a shared printer (on an XP machine) from a new Vista
laptop. Networking is configured correctly enough so that the Vista machine can see the XP machine in the workgroup, and can see that the printer is there. However, when trying to add the printer on the Vista machine, we get a "Windows cannot connect to the printer" and an error message 0x0000046a. I googled that error and found a small number of similar issues. The only solution I found was to increase the value of the IRPStackSize registry key on the hosting machine. I tried that but it did not work for me. Anyone have a workaround to enable the Vista machine to get to the printer? Thanks, Barry 
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May 19th 07, 04:53 PM
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Can't use a shared XP printer
On Fri, 18 May 2007 12:20:03 -0700, Barry T. Barry
wrote: I am trying to access a shared printer (on an XP machine) from a new Vista laptop. Networking is configured correctly enough so that the Vista machine can see the XP machine in the workgroup, and can see that the printer is there. However, when trying to add the printer on the Vista machine, we get a "Windows cannot connect to the printer" and an error message 0x0000046a. I googled that error and found a small number of similar issues. The only solution I found was to increase the value of the IRPStackSize registry key on the hosting machine. I tried that but it did not work for me. Anyone have a workaround to enable the Vista machine to get to the printer? Thanks, Barry Barry, I like to attack printer sharing problems in layers. First, make sure that file sharing is working. Once you get that working, then look at the differences between file sharing and printer sharing. The two aren't equal, for several reasons. http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/05/file-sharing-and-printer-sharing-are.html http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...aring-are.html -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org.
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