Alan,
All has been resolved. It helps to have paper in the printer. That is why
the print jobs were getting stuck. I am now printing successfully from my
Vista machine through the XP machine.
Thank you so much for your help.
"Mike J" wrote:
Quote:
> Alan,
>
> I did get that driver from Lexmark. I have gotten the printer installed on
> my machine and was able to print to it but the printouts sit in the queue of
> the printer on the XP machine and show an Error - Print.... I cannot tell
> what the error is. This happened with two Test Pages I tried to print.
> Thanks in advance for the help.
>
>
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
> Quote:
> > Mike, if you have any issue, be sure you download the Lexmark drivers
> > released last month 1/18/2008
> >
> > --
> > 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: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:
> > >
> > >> 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
> > >> 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:6633E8A8-A209-4E26-B38E-B4E361F5E471@xxxxxx
> > >> > 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
> > >> >> 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
> > >> >> >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?
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > >
> >
> >