Re: Cannot install new printer drivers

I have this feeling if you copied the secpol.msc file from the Pro machine
to the Home machine , it would not work. If the file is not on Home, I
don't see how the security policies would have been altered.

But you can always give it a try. Is this a new machine or did you inherit
it?

When you installed the LaserJet II driver that started the problem, I
assume this was the inbox XP version of the driver.



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"Martin Brilliant" <MartinBrilliant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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I am admin on the system because Administrator can't log on to Windows XP
Home Edition except in Safe Mode. This is by design....?

I can't find secpol.msc. It is rumored not to be available in Windows XP
Home Edition. This is by design.

Is there any other way of doing the same thing? Can secpol.msc be
installed
in Windows XP Home? There is a system running Windows XP Pro on my home
network; could that be used to fix my system?

"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

I assume you are admin on the system, if not this is by design.

Open Secpol.msc
Local Policies, Security Options, User Rights Assignment, Load and unload
device drivers

Administrator should have this privilege.


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"Martin Brilliant" <MartinBrilliant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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You mean the Add Printer Driver Wizard I get when I hit the New Driver
button
in a printer property ***? Yes, but instead of "Printer driver was
not
installed. Access is denied" I get "Unable to install [driver name].
Access
is denied." Slightly different message, same error.

"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

You get the same access denied error just adding one of the drivers
that
shipped with XP using the Add Driver Wizard rather than the Add
Printer
Wizard, correct?

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