Wondering if you have UAC off? See Sam's post;
"Hi all. Well I finally found the answer. I found another person on the
net who had the same problem and someone posted and gave the answer.
That person had uac off like me and the answer given was. You cannot
install a network shared printer with uac off. So I turned it back on
and it worked. Hope this helps someone.
--
SamG"
"MNielsen" <MNielsen.3ilbrc@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MNielsen.3ilbrc@xxxxxx
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>
> Hi, I have the same situation and I'ved tried the walkaround posted here
> but it doesn't solve my issues.
>
> Situation:
> Xp Machine connected to network with printed attached and set to be
> shared, also File & Printer Sharing is allowed through windows fire wall
> (McAfee is completely turned off)
>
> Vista machine connected to network, File & Printer Sharing turned on
> and allows through windows fire wall (no extra security software
> installed on this machine). Also printer vista driver is installed.
>
> I've run the Add Printer wizard and follows the instructions posted
> here but get stuck at the "Naming" of the new port. I get the error
> message 'Network Path not Found'.
>
> The shared printer is a HP DeskJet 3740 series.
> My network is a standard network. Wired and wireless (Xp machine is
> wired, Vista machine is wireless).
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
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