Yes something has changed the security setting on the print$ share.
Since you are running XP Pro you can reset this and allow everyone read
access. Right click My Computer / Manage
Shared Folders / Shares / Print$ right click Properties
Share Permissions
Admins and Power Users have full access
the Everyone group should be there with Read access. I am assuming the
Everyone group is missing.
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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"Mike J" <MikeJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> 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
>> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "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?
>>
>>
>>