Vista - Re: Can't add network printers

(cross-post added to Vista P,F,&S)
"BarryL" <BarryL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A8322EF8-A4B6-48B2-AFED-C1A8E33F7836@microsoft.com...
> Thank You, Thank You. I have worked with this problem for a week or at least
> 20 hours and your post got my network printer going. Why Microsoft did not
> address this problem is a mystery to me because I have seen this problem in
> several posts. I even emailed Microsoft on numerous occasions.


Thank you for sharing your solution but where did you get it from?
Not from this thread? ; )


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> They take this
> program away from us in six months and charge us for the final release when
> we busted our a** to work out the bugs for them. Go figure.
> BarryL
>
>
> "Bullerd" wrote:
>
>> I have RC1 and have been trying to install a network printer and just get
>> "Windows Cannot Connect to the Printer. Operation could not be completed."
>> However I just got it working!!
>> I intalled it as a local printer. Then when asked to chose the printer port
>> I selected 'use an existing report' and one of the ports was the the path to
>> my network printer ie '\\front office\hp office (client side rendering
>> provider)'. I selected that and we're in business. Now I dont know (or
>> care!) how that how that port/path got there - whether it was from previous
>> XP install or if it came about by my previous attempts to add a netwrok
>> printer - but it is there and it works!
>>
>> "Charles" wrote:
>>
>> > I don't mean to be critical, but I don't understand this. I am now testing
>> > Vista RC1 Build 5728. As I have reported in the past, and have seen in
>> > several posts you cannot add a network printer.
>> > Why is this an issue and what is the resolution? Why hasn't someone
>> > responded to this MAJOR problem?
>> > --
>> > Thanks
>> > Charles
>> >
>> > --
>> > Thanks
>> > Charles
>
>
> "Jeff" wrote:
>
>> Same issue here too.
>>
>> I have a printer installed on Vista and working and now am trying to connect
>> my wifes laptop to the printer on my Vista machine. can't seem to find it.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> "Kevin" wrote:
>>
>> > I'm having the same problem.
>> >
>> > "Or Tsemah" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Has anyone tried adding a network printer in Vista RC1 ?
>> > >
>> > > I can't add any, without any error message, it just get stuck on
>> > > "Connecting..."
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Or.