just so you have the error information
E:\>winerror 0x000003e3
995 ERROR_OPERATION_ABORTED <--> 0xc0000120 STATUS_CANCELLED
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"Barb" <Barb@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Never mind, installling to the local port did work once I used the correct
> name for the shared printer.
>
> "Barb" wrote:
> Quote:
>> I have a laptop with Windows Vista that suddenly lost ability to print
>> on my
>> network printer, an Epson CCX4600 installed on a computer with Windows
>> XP. A
>> message came up saying I would have to install the print driver, but when
>> I
>> clicked on print driver, nothing happened. I deleted the printer and
>> tried
>> to re-install a network printer. The print wizard can find the shared
>> network printer but when I select it I get a message that tells me I need
>> to
>> install the printer driver on my computer. I click on Install driver
>> and,
>> while connecting to printer on homepc, I get an error message stating
>> Windows
>> cannot connect to printer. Operation could not be completed error
>> 0x000003e3.
>>
>> I have the print driver on disc but it will not allow me to install
>> locally
>> - seems to think Vista is an earlier operating system than XP. I tried
>> installing a local printer on the Vista machine that targets a Local Port
>> with the name \\XPmachine\printershare (as suggested in another post)
>> but
>> get the message network path not found.
>>
>> Any help greatly appreciated.