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| | Problem obtaining access to a network printer I have a desktop pc (XP Pro SP2) with 2 printers attached. 1 samsung ml-4500 and 1 lexmark X6150. For a couple of years i've had two other pc's on my network which, once i've connected to the printers it prompted me to download the drivers, to the network pc's, thusallowing me to print from all. I have recently purchased a new laptop with Vista home premium. once i found the printers on the network (wirelessly) i then clicked on the printer so that i could print from the new laptop, it says its connecting for a moment, then it comes up with a message saying "Windows cannot connect to the printer. The printer driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that blocks NT 4.0 drivers" I have tried downloading the new driver from the web directly to the laptop, but it is looking for the printer to be directly attached. It is not. Is there anyone that could help ? |
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| | Re: Problem obtaining access to a network printer Did you try installing them as if they were local printers, then in Control Panel, Printers, right clicking on the Printer Properties and changing them to be network ones? -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "Ade." <Ade.@xxxxxx> wrote in message news E8D99CB-FD66-4093-82A3-003C470E11AC@xxxxxxQuote: >I have a desktop pc (XP Pro SP2) with 2 printers attached. 1 samsung >ml-4500 > and 1 lexmark X6150. For a couple of years i've had two other pc's on my > network which, once i've connected to the printers it prompted me to > download > the drivers, to the network pc's, thusallowing me to print from all. > > I have recently purchased a new laptop with Vista home premium. once i > found the printers on the network (wirelessly) i then clicked on the > printer > so that i could print from the new laptop, it says its connecting for a > moment, then it comes up with a message saying "Windows cannot connect to > the > printer. The printer driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on > your > computer that blocks NT 4.0 drivers" > I have tried downloading the new driver from the web directly to the > laptop, > but it is looking for the printer to be directly attached. It is not. > > Is there anyone that could help ? > |
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