Shared Network Printer - Can't Connect From Vista Machine

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Michael Kilpatrick

I have a new computer that came with Vista Home Ultimate installed.
I'm trying to connect over my wireless network to an Epson 1410 printer that
is connected via usb to an Acer netbook that came with XP Home.

I have installed the printer driver on both computers.
I have set the printer to "shared"
I have enabled printer sharing on the Vista machine.
The network is set to "Private" on the Vista machine.
Network Discovery is enabled on the Vista machine.
When I run the "Add Printer" wizard, the printer is detected.

When I select the printer, I get an "Access Denied" message.

I have done some research and found that this is a known issue when the pc
connected to the printer is running
XP Home.

Other than trying to connect with User Access Control turned off (which
didn't work) I haven't found a solution.

I had no trouble connecting to this printer from my previous computer that
was running XP Pro.

Any ideas?

Thanks
 
Michael Kilpatrick said:
I have a new computer that came with Vista Home Ultimate installed.
I'm trying to connect over my wireless network to an Epson 1410 printer that
is connected via usb to an Acer netbook that came with XP Home.

I have installed the printer driver on both computers.
I have set the printer to "shared"
I have enabled printer sharing on the Vista machine.
The network is set to "Private" on the Vista machine.
Network Discovery is enabled on the Vista machine.
When I run the "Add Printer" wizard, the printer is detected.

When I select the printer, I get an "Access Denied" message.

I have done some research and found that this is a known issue when the pc
connected to the printer is running
XP Home.

Other than trying to connect with User Access Control turned off (which
didn't work) I haven't found a solution.

I had no trouble connecting to this printer from my previous computer that
was running XP Pro.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Click to expand...

You have not described the setting on the Acer computer that has the printer attached.
Is it set for sharing?
Is the firewall set to allow your new computer IP address?
The problem lies in the Acer computer, not your Vista computer.
 
Michael Kilpatrick said:
I have a new computer that came with Vista Home Ultimate installed.
I'm trying to connect over my wireless network to an Epson 1410 printer
that is connected via usb to an Acer netbook that came with XP Home.

I have installed the printer driver on both computers.
I have set the printer to "shared"
I have enabled printer sharing on the Vista machine.
The network is set to "Private" on the Vista machine.
Network Discovery is enabled on the Vista machine.
When I run the "Add Printer" wizard, the printer is detected.

When I select the printer, I get an "Access Denied" message.

I have done some research and found that this is a known issue when the pc
connected to the printer is running
XP Home.

Other than trying to connect with User Access Control turned off (which
didn't work) I haven't found a solution.

I had no trouble connecting to this printer from my previous computer that
was running XP Pro.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Click to expand...

the mai computer that the printer is connected to needs to have shared
enabled
also have you got passwords on and set for your sharing ?? are the passwords
been used in the share to allow access?
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Michael Kilpatrick said:
I have a new computer that came with Vista Home Ultimate installed.
I'm trying to connect over my wireless network to an Epson 1410 printer
that is connected via usb to an Acer netbook that came with XP Home.

I have installed the printer driver on both computers.
I have set the printer to "shared"
I have enabled printer sharing on the Vista machine.
The network is set to "Private" on the Vista machine.
Network Discovery is enabled on the Vista machine.
When I run the "Add Printer" wizard, the printer is detected.

When I select the printer, I get an "Access Denied" message.

I have done some research and found that this is a known issue when the pc
connected to the printer is running
XP Home.

Other than trying to connect with User Access Control turned off (which
didn't work) I haven't found a solution.

I had no trouble connecting to this printer from my previous computer that
was running XP Pro.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Click to expand...

Check this

File and Printer Sharing in Windows Vista
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

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