"Eric" <none@none.nnn> wrote in message
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> SOB...
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> Googling led to how to get it working.
> (Vista talking to a WinXP hosted printer share.)
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> While I am happy that it is working, the reason why it was failing really
> raises my blood pressure.
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> Vista is so advanced and cares so much about you that you can't install
> networked printer share drivers over the network if you have that UAC
> nonsense disabled! Re-enabling UAC and rebooting allowed the drivers to
> be installed. Will it continue to work after UAC is disabled again? Who
> knows. All I know is that UAC is far too annoying to be used.
>
> Makes me wonder what else has been hosed because UAC was disabled...
>
> http://trevinchow.com/blog/2007/01/2...or-is-unknown/
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I agree UAC is something to struggle with but it was set up to protect like
most of Vista. Once you have a a knowledge of how to use it it seems less
intimidating.
--
Ian
With patience there is always a way.
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