Mike, if you have any issue, be sure you download the Lexmark drivers
released last month 1/18/2008
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"Mike J" <MikeJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:65DB2B31-D017-4145-A2A5-F2F5DB764A15@xxxxxx
Quote:
>I found that I had to disable simple sharing on the XP Pro machine to view
> the properties of the print$ share. Once I did that, I could see the
> Everyone group, etc. I am now past the Access Denied point in the install
> of
> the printer but as the driver was installing, the Vista machine complained
> of
> an Out of Memory condition so I rebooted and haven't gotten back to it.
> Thanks for your help.
>
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
> Quote:
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris
>> Windows Printing Team
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>>
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>>
>> "Mike J" <MikeJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:6633E8A8-A209-4E26-B38E-B4E361F5E471@xxxxxx 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:
>> >
>> >> 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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>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> "Mike J" <MikeJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:92D55802-104A-44C5-B132-83538F7B1DBC@xxxxxx
>> >> >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?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >>
>>
>>