Connect to Network for Printer

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Sorry I'm out of ideas maybe you should call Microsoft as it is an
installation problem or maybe the printer manufacturer would be better.
 
Theuns said:
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..

"Patrick C" wrote:
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Yes there is. It's in Vista Ultimate, and also in Vista Business, I think.
Go to
Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management>Local Users
and Groups>Users and in the right pane right click Administrator then click
Properties and enable the account. Set a password and you're good to go
without ever getting another UAC popup. UAC is still running unobtrusively
in the background. Of course you'll have to copy your desktop settings over
to the new account. Printer drivers installed in the new account should be
available in other accounts.
 
Patrick C said:
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.
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Local printer means that the printer is attached directly to the network.
A network printer is one that is attached via parallel or USB connection
to another PC, or stand alone print server, on the network.
 
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