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sdogg1m · 05-22-2009

Forgot to mention that yesterday. Guest account is enabled on both computers.

Yes, I am still getting the access is denied message.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alan Morris [MSFT]

make sure the guest account is enabled on the machine sharing the printer.

Are you still getting the Access Denied error when adding the local port?

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"sdogg1m" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> An update:
>
> I have tried a couple of other fixes that have failed including giving
> the Network group access to the spool folder ( 'windows cannot connect
> to printer. access is denied.'
> (windows cannot connect to printer. access is denied.)
> ) and that did not work. Also, I attempted to connect the printer the
> laptop to see if I could share it with the desktop and came up with the
> same errors. One more thing, I noticed Norton Internet Security was
> installed on the laptop and so I removed it first with the Remove
> Programs utility and then with the Norton Removal Tool. This still did
> not correct the problem.
>
> A little more information:
> Desktop runs Windows Vista Home Premium x64
> Laptop runs Windows Vista Hom Premium 32-bit
> Wireless router is a Wireless G Netgear WPN824
>
> Both computers are connected under the same workgroup (Home). Both
> computers have file and print sharing turned on. The need to access file
> and print sharing with a password is turned off. User Account Control is
> turned on and Windows Firewall is turned off.
>
> Hopefully this further information can help. Please tell me if there is
> any further information that I can provide to bring additional insight
> for correcting the problem.
>
>
> --
> sdogg1m

05-22-2009	#6 (permalink)
sdogg1m Vista Home Premium x64 4 posts	Re: Lexmark Z515 Printer Sharing Problem Forgot to mention that yesterday. Guest account is enabled on both computers. Yes, I am still getting the access is denied message. Quote: Originally Posted by Alan Morris [MSFT] make sure the guest account is enabled on the machine sharing the printer. Are you still getting the Access Denied error when adding the local port? -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: Advanced Search This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "sdogg1m" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:76fe9e6147afadc9f6c3403533c6c4d6@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > An update: > > I have tried a couple of other fixes that have failed including giving > the Network group access to the spool folder ( 'windows cannot connect > to printer. access is denied.' > (windows cannot connect to printer. access is denied.) > ) and that did not work. Also, I attempted to connect the printer the > laptop to see if I could share it with the desktop and came up with the > same errors. One more thing, I noticed Norton Internet Security was > installed on the laptop and so I removed it first with the Remove > Programs utility and then with the Norton Removal Tool. This still did > not correct the problem. > > A little more information: > Desktop runs Windows Vista Home Premium x64 > Laptop runs Windows Vista Hom Premium 32-bit > Wireless router is a Wireless G Netgear WPN824 > > Both computers are connected under the same workgroup (Home). Both > computers have file and print sharing turned on. The need to access file > and print sharing with a password is turned off. User Account Control is > turned on and Windows Firewall is turned off. > > Hopefully this further information can help. Please tell me if there is > any further information that I can provide to bring additional insight > for correcting the problem. > > > -- > sdogg1m
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