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01-15-2008
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| | Vista to Win ME Shared Printer Hi, have a shared printer (HP940C) on my WIN ME desktop machine. Has been working fine until I replaced my laptop that had XP with a new one with VISTA. I see the shared desktop and see the printer, but when I try and connect to it, I get an error box ( Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed (error 0x00000866) |
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01-15-2008
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| | Re: Vista to Win ME Shared Printer This post may help. Please post back with the result. Solved: Vista print Error 0x00000866Situation: Vista receives print Error 0x00000866 Resolution: 1. Add a Local Printer and then create a new port pointing to the shared printer. ... http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...pic.php?p=2087 -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "wallstguy" <wallstguy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:57352A85-8F28-4802-A069-5DFD7DF08AAA@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, have a shared printer (HP940C) on my WIN ME desktop machine. Has been > working fine until I replaced my laptop that had XP with a new one with > VISTA. I see the shared desktop and see the printer, but when I try and > connect to it, I get an error box ( Windows cannot connect to the printer. > Operation could not be completed (error 0x00000866) |
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01-18-2008
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| | Re: Vista to Win ME Shared Printer yes, it did. very good thank you. just curious though, when i reboot my laptop, do i have to run the net use again? or can i have that self run upon laptop startup? "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote: Quote: > This post may help. Please post back with the result. > > Solved: Vista print Error 0x00000866Situation: Vista receives print Error > 0x00000866 Resolution: 1. Add a Local Printer and then create a new port > pointing to the shared printer. ... > http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...pic.php?p=2087 > > > -- > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on > http://www.ChicagoTech.net > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on > http://www.HowToNetworking.com > > > "wallstguy" <wallstguy@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:57352A85-8F28-4802-A069-5DFD7DF08AAA@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hi, have a shared printer (HP940C) on my WIN ME desktop machine. Has been > > working fine until I replaced my laptop that had XP with a new one with > > VISTA. I see the shared desktop and see the printer, but when I try and > > connect to it, I get an error box ( Windows cannot connect to the printer. > > Operation could not be completed (error 0x00000866) > |
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