Re: Problem with sharing a printer in VISTA

Just saw the following posted by Sam, do you have uac off?

"Hi all. Well I finally found the answer. I found another person on the
net who had the same problem and someone posted and gave the answer.
That person had uac off like me and the answer given was. You cannot
install a network shared printer with uac off. So I turned it back on
and it worked. Hope this helps someone.


--
SamG"

"Alan Morris [MSFT]" <alanmo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ONE%232aUOJHA.2100@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Run Add Printer as administrator

printui /ip or printui /il on Start Run

Or right click Add Printer Run as administrator




--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Patrick C" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:du%Mk.2995$pr6.429@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Seems odd though I have exactly the same setup but both are dual cpu's and have no trouble. Other than verifying you are administrator via control panel, I don't know what else to say. This Vista print subsystem is really quirky and the messages so indescriptive you don't know what to do. You might call your pc maker I think they are your first level of support and it should be free if you just bought your pcs within a year, but they usually refer you to the printer maker as having a driver issue, but it may prove fruitful talking to both anyway.


"Opsimist" <Opsimist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:6495043E-BEED-425B-8057-EC993D321F33@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I get the message after finding the printer and selecting it. And yes, I can
connect to the printer directly, and I downloaded the updated drivers for
vista.
I guess that the main problem would be if i can figure out why i get the
"access denied" message, knowing that i'm runnig as adminstrator on both
computers.



"Patrick C" wrote:

Can you add the printer if connect the printer directly to the laptop? I'm
thinking something may have gotten corrupted maybe a bad driver can you
re-download the Vista drivers and try again? Or else do you have any
restore points you could go back to?

"Patrick C" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:r9ZMk.3299$Ei5.1210@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> How far in the process do you get when you get the "can not connect" > is it
> after the search when you select the printer?
>
> "Opsimist" <Opsimist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3249F908-1B81-452B-A728-A2943830ED18@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> That's my main problem... When I try to add the printer as a network
>> printer,
>> it says "can not connect to printer, not enough memory....". My main >> pc
>> has a
>> quad CPU running with 4GB of ram and my laptop is running duo CPU >> with
>> 2GB of
>> ram.
>>
>> "Patrick C" wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe instead of add local printer try add network printer see if >>> it
>>> comes
>>> up when it searches for available printers if so select it and then
>>> select
>>> next then it should append it. Using add local printer seems to >>> help
>>> when
>>> your using a vista laptop trying to connect to a XP pc's printer.
>>>
>>> "Opsimist" <Opsimist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:1633DA7A-ED50-44D0-9B12-2BFD76C96BEF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > Well, you assumed right... I did that, but still i still get the
>>> > message
>>> > of
>>> > "access denied" when I try to add the new local port. any >>> > solution?
>>> >
>>> > "Patrick C" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I assume you did not only set file and print sharing on but also >>> >> did
>>> >> start-control panel-classic view-printers-run as
>>> >> administrator-properties-sharing tab and enabled the sharing >>> >> (this on
>>> >> PC)
>>> >> noted the pcname and printersharename and on the laptop
>>> >> start-control
>>> >> panel-classic view-printers-right click on blank area-run as
>>> >> administrator-add printer then performed the add local printer?
>>> >>
>>> >> "Opsimist" <Opsimist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> >> news:B6C30140-9118-4F04-A3F3-8345BF5D9CAD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >> > Sorry... I got confused... i thought that my thread wasn't
>>> >> > posted...
>>> >> > got
>>> >> > wrong with the news group.
>>> >> > yes I installed the drivers on the laptop... and I get the >>> >> > message
>>> >> > on
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > laptop.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "Malke" wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Opsimist wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> > I have a PC and a laptop in a wireless homenetwrok. the PC >>> >> >> > is
>>> >> >> > directly
>>> >> >> > connected to the router and to a printer. and the laptop is
>>> >> >> > connected
>>> >> >> > by
>>> >> >> > wireless connection. I set file and printing on. I can >>> >> >> > share
>>> >> >> > files
>>> >> >> > easly,
>>> >> >> > but when I try to share the printer it says "not enugh >>> >> >> > memory".
>>> >> >> > I
>>> >> >> > tried
>>> >> >> > to
>>> >> >> > set it as a local port ("\\pcname\printersharename") but it >>> >> >> > says
>>> >> >> > "access
>>> >> >> > denied". I'm the admin on both computers.
>>> >> >> > Both computers are runnig VISTA home premium. The Printer >>> >> >> > is
>>> >> >> > XEROX
>>> >> >> > WokStation PE16, and the router is a D-Link router.
>>> >> >> > PLEASE HELP
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Next time please don't multipost. You've already got a thread
>>> >> >> going
>>> >> >> with
>>> >> >> Jack in the networking newsgroup. Since this is a printer >>> >> >> issue,
>>> >> >> you
>>> >> >> could
>>> >> >> have added a crosspost to this group in your reply to Jack.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting
>>> >> >> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Did you install the Vista drivers for this printer on the >>> >> >> laptop?
>>> >> >> Are
>>> >> >> you
>>> >> >> getting the "not enough memory" error on the Desktop or the
>>> >> >> laptop?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> More details, please.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Malke
>>> >> >> -- >>> >> >> MS-MVP
>>> >> >> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>>> >> >> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>






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