Alan,
I got the access denied when I executed the dir command to the XP machine.
I then ran the XP network configuration wizard and set it up for a home
network with file and printer sharing. I still get the access denied after
rebooting both machines and cannot connect to the printer. I found the
print$ folder on the XP machine but don't see anything about setting read
permissions or setting permissions at all.
I have Norton Internet Security and from what I can see, the correct ports
are open per a technet note I read on file and print sharing. I turned off
the firewall in NIS to test it but the same response came back to the dir
command.
Any other ideas? Thanks in advance.
"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
Quote:
> open a command window on the Vista machine
> type
>
> dir \\xpmachine\print$
>
>
> 02/01/2008 04:29 PM <DIR> color
> 01/16/2008 12:55 PM <DIR> w32x86
> 07/21/2006 05:42 PM <DIR> WIN40
> 10/05/2007 11:29 AM <DIR> x64
>
>
> you should see a similar directory structure. If this returns access
> denied, you will need to enable read permissions on the XP print$ share
> which is the default configuration.
>
> If you have not run the XP network configuration wizard be sure to run that
> tool.
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
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>
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>
> "Mike J" <MikeJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:92D55802-104A-44C5-B132-83538F7B1DBC@xxxxxx Quote:
> >I have an XP Pro PC on my home network and am trying to connect to a
> >Lexmark
> > X215 printer that is shared off of the XP Pro machine. I am connecting
> > with
> > a new Vista Home Premium Dell XPS M1530 laptop. The rest of the network
> > is
> > working fine - shared files, folders, access to the Internet, etc.
> >
> > The message I get when I try to connect is that Windows cannot connect to
> > the printer. Access is denied.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
>
>
>