"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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> I'm guessing because I don't have an XP Home box but here goes. XP Home
> uses the guest account for sharing. In Vista the guest account is
> disabled. Try creating an administrator account on the XP Home computer
> with the same user name and password as you use on the Vista computer.
> Boot the XP Home computer into safe mode and logon as administrator. In
> the security tab of the printer properties make sure the user you just
> added has appropriate permissions.
In my Home box there is no security tab in the Printer dialogue box.
This is a common problem that I hope MS will fix in the final build. One
should not have to do the above to make it work.
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> Kerry
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
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> Jordan H. wrote:
>> Hi Gang,
>>
>> Here's the scoop, I'm trying to access a Lexmark X1185 from a Vista
>> RC1 box running 32bit OS. The Printer is attached to a machine
>> running XP Home SP2. File & Printer Sharing is enabled on both
>> machines and I can access the shared folder on the XP machine from
>> the Vista box. However when attempting to add the shared printer on
>> Vista, it keeps popping up with an Äccess Denied" Error. I Should
>> the I'm Dual Booting Vista and XP MCE2005 and on MCE the printer
>> shows up just fine. Also when attempt this from the 64bit version of
>> Vista the printer is able to be seen but I can't install the driver
>> as it's only 32bit. Both Machines are part of the same workgroup
>> (MSHOME) and I've checked all the settings on both. This shouldn't
>> be a problem but Vista just won't let me at that printer. HELP!!!
>>
>> Jordan
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