Connect to Network for Printer

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I do an add printer on my wireless connected laptop. It finds the
printer on my XP desktop but when I click OK it say it cannot connect,
access denied.
This works fine on my other desktop and I am stumped.
The printer works fine directly connected to this VISTA laptop as does
file sharing.
 
I am not clear what you are saying. Let me check:

1. (Server) Printer is physical connected to a Windows Vista machine? Which
edition is it? I will probably refer to this as the print server from now
on.
2. (Client that works) There is a Windows XP client that works fine with it?
Which edition is it?
3. (Client that fails) There is a Windows XP client that reports "Access is
denied"? Which edition is it?

How do you log on to each of the clients? Do you have a password? A welcome
screen? A domain?

It might be best to rephrase your question in a way that clearly answers
each of my questions.

Paul
 
I am not clear what you are saying. Let me check:

1. (Server) Printer is physical connected to a Windows Vista machine? Which
edition is it? I will probably refer to this as the print server from now
on. Media center edition
2. (Client that works) There is a Windows XP client that works fine with it?
Which edition is it?
Click to expand...
XP Pro
3. (Client that fails) There is a Windows XP client that reports "Access is
denied"? Which edition is it?
Click to expand...
It is VISTA and Home Premium
How do you log on to each of the clients? Do you have a password? A welcome
screen? A domain?
Click to expand...

A Welcome screen in all cases and the user ID is the same on all
machines. All are set to MSHOME for Workgroup.
 
Allow me to restate the problem as clearly as I can so we don't head off in
the wrong direction:

- Windows Vista Media Center Edition print server.
- Windows XP Professional client works.
- Windows Vista Home Premium client reports "Access is denied".
- There is no domain.

When you get "Access is denied", are you opening a network printer on your
local Printers and Faxes folder, or are you opening a shared printer on a
remote Printers and Faxes folder?

Are you logging on with a password to each of the above-mentioned clients?
Are you using the *same* user ID and password on each? Do you have an
account on the print server that has thie *same* user ID and password?

Is the Windows XP Professional client able to browse to the print server in
Windows Explorer using Start/Run and entering \\<server>?

IS the Windows Vista Home Premium client able to do the same?

Paul
 
Allow me to restate the problem as clearly as I can so we don't head off in
the wrong direction:

- Windows Vista Media Center Edition print server.
- Windows XP Professional client works.
- Windows Vista Home Premium client reports "Access is denied".
- There is no domain.

When you get "Access is denied", are you opening a network printer on your
local Printers and Faxes folder, or are you opening a shared printer on a
remote Printers and Faxes folder?
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ON THE XP SERVER
If I go to the control panel and select printers and faxes and then
Right Click it and select sharing on the XP Server.



ON THE VISTA CLIENT
I am confused here but what I am doing is Control Panel/Printers and
the Printer is shown in the Panel that opens up. I right click it and
try to connect to it and I get
Connecting to hp psc240 on W0MN
followed by
Windows cannot connect to the printer. Access is denied.


ON THE XP CLIENT
If I go to the Network and browse to the same W0MN computer and select
the printer and do a connect it works and I can print to it.

Are you logging on with a password to each of the above-mentioned clients?
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YES I tired that but I should not have to be logged on, only have the
user account. I can use it logged on or not on the server.
Are you using the *same* user ID and password on each? Do you have an
account on the print server that has thie *same* user ID and password?
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YES although I did not think that was required as I set it to share
with anyone on the network.
Is the Windows XP Professional client able to browse to the print server in
Windows Explorer using Start/Run and entering \\<server>? YES

IS the Windows Vista Home Premium client able to do the same?
Click to expand...
YES but not connect to it. If I enter \\hppsc240 I get the access is
denied message


I sure don't understand why I can share files but not the printer!


WHY IS VISTA so hard?????? DAMN I wish they had installed XP on that
laptop. I don't understand why I need to learn (APPARENTLY) a whole
new way.
 
Allow me to restate the problem as clearly as I can so we don't head off in
the wrong direction:

- Windows Vista Media Center Edition print server.
- Windows XP Professional client works.
- Windows Vista Home Premium client reports "Access is denied".
- There is no domain.

When you get "Access is denied", are you opening a network printer on your
local Printers and Faxes folder, or are you opening a shared printer on a
remote Printers and Faxes folder?
Click to expand...

Shared printer on a Remote I think. In any case the Printer on the
Server is a USB connected printer.
Are you logging on with a password to each of the above-mentioned clients?
Are you using the *same* user ID and password on each? Do you have an
account on the print server that has thie *same* user ID and password?
Click to expand...

Yes although I do not have to be logged on to the server when I print
form the XP machine.
Is the Windows XP Professional client able to browse to the print server in
Windows Explorer using Start/Run and entering \\<server>?

YES

IS the Windows Vista Home Premium client able to do the same?
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It finds it but I get the Access Denied message.


Excuse if I tried to answer twice but could not find my message open
the server or in my sent, may have accidentally deleted rather than
send.
 
Allow me to restate the problem as clearly as I can so we don't head off in
the wrong direction:

- Windows Vista Media Center Edition print server.
- Windows XP Professional client works.
- Windows Vista Home Premium client reports "Access is denied".
- There is no domain.

When you get "Access is denied", are you opening a network printer on your
local Printers and Faxes folder, or are you opening a shared printer on a
remote Printers and Faxes folder?
Click to expand...
Remote printers as the printer is USB connected, it is not a network
printer.
Are you logging on with a password to each of the above-mentioned clients?
Are you using the *same* user ID and password on each? Do you have an
account on the print server that has thie *same* user ID and password?

YES
Is the Windows XP Professional client able to browse to the print server in
Windows Explorer using Start/Run and entering \\<server>?

YEandS
IS the Windows Vista Home Premium client able to do the same?
Click to expand...

It tries but gets the Access Denied message.
Paul
Click to expand...


I go to Start/Network/Add a printer and selecadd network printer and
the printer is whown. I get the srror wehn I select it and select
next.
 
I solved it myself. I added a local printer and added port where the
port is the print server name.
MICVROSOFT SUCKS HERE!!!
 
I was getting to a solution using proper troubleshooting techniques. If you
are still interested in the right solution...

By doing that, you are bypassing the server-provided driver and settings.
This tells me that authentication works, which is what most of my questions
were about. So maybe it is the driver that does not work.

When you configure a print server that clients connect to as a network
printer, you should provide a printer driver for each target operating
system that the client can download. In this case, you will need a Windows
XP driver and a Windows Vista driver. I cannot explain why there would be an
"Access is denied" error if you fail to do this, but you should check. On
the print server, look at the properties of the printer. On the Sharing
page, there is an "Additional drivers" button (I am looking at the Windows
XP UI, the Windows Vista UI may be slightly different). What do you have
listed there and what is checked?

Does the printer work correctly when printing locally from the print server
itself?

Paul

I solved it myself. I added a local printer and added port where the
port is the print server name.
MICVROSOFT SUCKS HERE!!!



Allow me to restate the problem as clearly as I can so we don't head off
in
the wrong direction:

- Windows Vista Media Center Edition print server.
- Windows XP Professional client works.
- Windows Vista Home Premium client reports "Access is denied".
- There is no domain.

When you get "Access is denied", are you opening a network printer on your
local Printers and Faxes folder, or are you opening a shared printer on a
remote Printers and Faxes folder?

Are you logging on with a password to each of the above-mentioned clients?
Are you using the *same* user ID and password on each? Do you have an
account on the print server that has thie *same* user ID and password?

Is the Windows XP Professional client able to browse to the print server
in
Windows Explorer using Start/Run and entering \\<server>?

IS the Windows Vista Home Premium client able to do the same?

Paul

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:57:38 -0500, "Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - SDK]"

I am not clear what you are saying. Let me check:

1. (Server) Printer is physical connected to a Windows Vista machine?
Which
edition is it? I will probably refer to this as the print server from
now
on.
Media center edition
2. (Client that works) There is a Windows XP client that works fine with
it?
Which edition is it?
XP Pro

3. (Client that fails) There is a Windows XP client that reports "Access
is
denied"? Which edition is it?
It is VISTA and Home Premium


How do you log on to each of the clients? Do you have a password? A
welcome
screen? A domain?

A Welcome screen in all cases and the user ID is the same on all
machines. All are set to MSHOME for Workgroup.

It might be best to rephrase your question in a way that clearly answers
each of my questions.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Actually, one possible cause of "Access is denied" that makes sense is that
you are denied permission to install the driver locally. Did you change any
of the default permissions on registry entries and files?

If the driver is provided with Windows (an "in box" driver), anyone can
install it. If not, you will have to be an administrator on the client. User
Account Control (UAC) will presumably need to prompt you for elevation. Did
you change any of the UAC settings?

Paul

Paul Baker said:
I was getting to a solution using proper troubleshooting techniques. If you
are still interested in the right solution...

By doing that, you are bypassing the server-provided driver and settings.
This tells me that authentication works, which is what most of my
questions were about. So maybe it is the driver that does not work.

When you configure a print server that clients connect to as a network
printer, you should provide a printer driver for each target operating
system that the client can download. In this case, you will need a Windows
XP driver and a Windows Vista driver. I cannot explain why there would be
an "Access is denied" error if you fail to do this, but you should check.
On the print server, look at the properties of the printer. On the Sharing
page, there is an "Additional drivers" button (I am looking at the Windows
XP UI, the Windows Vista UI may be slightly different). What do you have
listed there and what is checked?

Does the printer work correctly when printing locally from the print
server itself?

Paul

I solved it myself. I added a local printer and added port where the
port is the print server name.
MICVROSOFT SUCKS HERE!!!



Allow me to restate the problem as clearly as I can so we don't head off
in
the wrong direction:

- Windows Vista Media Center Edition print server.
- Windows XP Professional client works.
- Windows Vista Home Premium client reports "Access is denied".
- There is no domain.

When you get "Access is denied", are you opening a network printer on
your
local Printers and Faxes folder, or are you opening a shared printer on a
remote Printers and Faxes folder?

Are you logging on with a password to each of the above-mentioned
clients?
Are you using the *same* user ID and password on each? Do you have an
account on the print server that has thie *same* user ID and password?

Is the Windows XP Professional client able to browse to the print server
in
Windows Explorer using Start/Run and entering \\<server>?

IS the Windows Vista Home Premium client able to do the same?

Paul

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:57:38 -0500, "Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - SDK]"

I am not clear what you are saying. Let me check:

1. (Server) Printer is physical connected to a Windows Vista machine?
Which
edition is it? I will probably refer to this as the print server from
now
on.
Media center edition
2. (Client that works) There is a Windows XP client that works fine
with
it?
Which edition is it?
XP Pro

3. (Client that fails) There is a Windows XP client that reports
"Access
is
denied"? Which edition is it?
It is VISTA and Home Premium


How do you log on to each of the clients? Do you have a password? A
welcome
screen? A domain?

A Welcome screen in all cases and the user ID is the same on all
machines. All are set to MSHOME for Workgroup.

It might be best to rephrase your question in a way that clearly
answers
each of my questions.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi Paul, I have the same problem, I'm an administrator user with UAC turned
off but I get "access denied" when trying to add a network printer over a
LAN. Using Vista Business on a laptop connected via built-in ethernet card on
a LAN cable.

Paul Baker said:
Actually, one possible cause of "Access is denied" that makes sense is that
you are denied permission to install the driver locally. Did you change any
of the default permissions on registry entries and files?

If the driver is provided with Windows (an "in box" driver), anyone can
install it. If not, you will have to be an administrator on the client. User
Account Control (UAC) will presumably need to prompt you for elevation. Did
you change any of the UAC settings?

Paul

Paul Baker said:
I was getting to a solution using proper troubleshooting techniques. If you
are still interested in the right solution...

By doing that, you are bypassing the server-provided driver and settings.
This tells me that authentication works, which is what most of my
questions were about. So maybe it is the driver that does not work.

When you configure a print server that clients connect to as a network
printer, you should provide a printer driver for each target operating
system that the client can download. In this case, you will need a Windows
XP driver and a Windows Vista driver. I cannot explain why there would be
an "Access is denied" error if you fail to do this, but you should check.
On the print server, look at the properties of the printer. On the Sharing
page, there is an "Additional drivers" button (I am looking at the Windows
XP UI, the Windows Vista UI may be slightly different). What do you have
listed there and what is checked?

Does the printer work correctly when printing locally from the print
server itself?

Paul

I solved it myself. I added a local printer and added port where the
port is the print server name.
MICVROSOFT SUCKS HERE!!!



On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:15:38 -0500, "Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - SDK]"

Allow me to restate the problem as clearly as I can so we don't head off
in
the wrong direction:

- Windows Vista Media Center Edition print server.
- Windows XP Professional client works.
- Windows Vista Home Premium client reports "Access is denied".
- There is no domain.

When you get "Access is denied", are you opening a network printer on
your
local Printers and Faxes folder, or are you opening a shared printer on a
remote Printers and Faxes folder?

Are you logging on with a password to each of the above-mentioned
clients?
Are you using the *same* user ID and password on each? Do you have an
account on the print server that has thie *same* user ID and password?

Is the Windows XP Professional client able to browse to the print server
in
Windows Explorer using Start/Run and entering \\<server>?

IS the Windows Vista Home Premium client able to do the same?

Paul

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:57:38 -0500, "Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - SDK]"

I am not clear what you are saying. Let me check:

1. (Server) Printer is physical connected to a Windows Vista machine?
Which
edition is it? I will probably refer to this as the print server from
now
on.
Media center edition
2. (Client that works) There is a Windows XP client that works fine
with
it?
Which edition is it?
XP Pro

3. (Client that fails) There is a Windows XP client that reports
"Access
is
denied"? Which edition is it?
It is VISTA and Home Premium


How do you log on to each of the clients? Do you have a password? A
welcome
screen? A domain?

A Welcome screen in all cases and the user ID is the same on all
machines. All are set to MSHOME for Workgroup.

It might be best to rephrase your question in a way that clearly
answers
each of my questions.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I was having a similar problem and did a Google search on it and found the
following:

"I had the same problem. I found a solution. Logically it makes no sense to
me, but it worked so...

Go to Control Panel. Choose printer. Then choose Add Printer.

ChooseAdd a local printer. Click on Create a new port. The default in the
drop down box is Local Port. Do not change that. Click Next.

A dialogue box will appear asking for you to enter a port name. Type in the
\\computer name\printer name ie. My computer's name is basement and the
printer name is EpsonSty so I typed in \\basement\epsonsty

Yahoo! It worked. Go figure! I guess Microsoft thinks printers on a intranet
are local."

Hope it helps.

Theuns said:
Hi Paul, I have the same problem, I'm an administrator user with UAC
turned
off but I get "access denied" when trying to add a network printer over a
LAN. Using Vista Business on a laptop connected via built-in ethernet card
on
a LAN cable.

Paul Baker said:
Actually, one possible cause of "Access is denied" that makes sense is
that
you are denied permission to install the driver locally. Did you change
any
of the default permissions on registry entries and files?

If the driver is provided with Windows (an "in box" driver), anyone can
install it. If not, you will have to be an administrator on the client.
User
Account Control (UAC) will presumably need to prompt you for elevation.
Did
you change any of the UAC settings?

Paul

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message news:[email protected]...
I was getting to a solution using proper troubleshooting techniques. If
you
are still interested in the right solution...

By doing that, you are bypassing the server-provided driver and
settings.
This tells me that authentication works, which is what most of my
questions were about. So maybe it is the driver that does not work.

When you configure a print server that clients connect to as a network
printer, you should provide a printer driver for each target operating
system that the client can download. In this case, you will need a
Windows
XP driver and a Windows Vista driver. I cannot explain why there would
be
an "Access is denied" error if you fail to do this, but you should
check.
On the print server, look at the properties of the printer. On the
Sharing
page, there is an "Additional drivers" button (I am looking at the
Windows
XP UI, the Windows Vista UI may be slightly different). What do you
have
listed there and what is checked?

Does the printer work correctly when printing locally from the print
server itself?

Paul

I solved it myself. I added a local printer and added port where the
port is the print server name.
MICVROSOFT SUCKS HERE!!!



On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:15:38 -0500, "Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - SDK]"

Allow me to restate the problem as clearly as I can so we don't head
off
in
the wrong direction:

- Windows Vista Media Center Edition print server.
- Windows XP Professional client works.
- Windows Vista Home Premium client reports "Access is denied".
- There is no domain.

When you get "Access is denied", are you opening a network printer on
your
local Printers and Faxes folder, or are you opening a shared printer
on a
remote Printers and Faxes folder?

Are you logging on with a password to each of the above-mentioned
clients?
Are you using the *same* user ID and password on each? Do you have an
account on the print server that has thie *same* user ID and password?

Is the Windows XP Professional client able to browse to the print
server
in
Windows Explorer using Start/Run and entering \\<server>?

IS the Windows Vista Home Premium client able to do the same?

Paul

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:57:38 -0500, "Paul Baker [MVP, Windows -
SDK]"

I am not clear what you are saying. Let me check:

1. (Server) Printer is physical connected to a Windows Vista
machine?
Which
edition is it? I will probably refer to this as the print server
from
now
on.
Media center edition
2. (Client that works) There is a Windows XP client that works fine
with
it?
Which edition is it?
XP Pro

3. (Client that fails) There is a Windows XP client that reports
"Access
is
denied"? Which edition is it?
It is VISTA and Home Premium


How do you log on to each of the clients? Do you have a password? A
welcome
screen? A domain?

A Welcome screen in all cases and the user ID is the same on all
machines. All are set to MSHOME for Workgroup.

It might be best to rephrase your question in a way that clearly
answers
each of my questions.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
tried it and got as far as the driver install but then that failed with a
message "Printer driver not installed. Access Denied."

I don't understand this because I am an administrator user and I have turned
UAC off in case that was a problem.
 
When you were going to control panel and selecting printer before try this,
right click on space below printers and select run as administrator then add
printer.
 
There is no "Run as administrator" option when I right click, only the normal
ones and then "add printer" second from the bottom.
 
Must be different for me I'm using Vista Home Premium and am signed on with
admin. privileges. Maybe it's trying to get the driver from the remote pc
can you download the driver and specify the location of the download using
have disk, or do you have a disk with the driver?
 
I have Vista Business version... the driver is in the default Windows driver
list I think, since I just choose the printer from the default list ... I can
try and find drivers for it on the net and install it manually...
 
Maybe that would work, or sign on with the same user and password as you use
on the remote.
 
I'm logged onto a corporate network so the user and password I use to log
onto my laptop is the one I use to access all parts of the network. There are
no restrictions on shared printers on the network. I'm still searching for
the printer drivers.

What I don't understand is if I'm an admin user, why does it give me Access
Denied messages if I initiated the printer installation?
 
Okay, got the drivers but they fail to install... GRRRRR!! They are Vista
drivers and the error just says "File copy failed" which I presume is another
ACCESS DENIED related issue.

Is there some kind of SUPER admin setting somewhere that gives more power
than the normal Administrator users? Doesn't seem like an administrator use
has full rights anymore..
 
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