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01-03-2008
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| | OneCare printer sharing - outside the circle I have an older iMac that is not running OneCare and is outside my OneCare circle. I have a new Vista PC which is running OneCare and has an attached, shared printer. I can not get the iMac to add this shared this printer. Every time I try to add it from my iMac, I get Error: 256, "Unable to connect to server with the provided password and user name." The OneCare chat agent said it was because the iMac is outside of my OneCare circle. How can I get OneCare out of my Vista printer sharing capabilities? Had I known, I doubt I would have purchased and installed OneCare. This stinks!!! |
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01-04-2008
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| | Re: OneCare printer sharing - outside the circle StephenB wrote: Quote: > calm-cast <calmcast@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >> I have an older iMac that is not running OneCare and is outside my OneCare >> circle. I have a new Vista PC which is running OneCare and has an attached, >> shared printer. I can not get the iMac to add this shared this printer. >> Every time I try to add it from my iMac, I get Error: 256, "Unable to connect >> to server with the provided password and user name." >> >> The OneCare chat agent said it was because the iMac is outside of my OneCare >> circle. How can I get OneCare out of my Vista printer sharing capabilities? >> Had I known, I doubt I would have purchased and installed OneCare. This >> stinks!!! > OneCare simply expands on the basic Printer Sharing functionality in Windows. It > cannot share a printer to a non Windows PC and it can't share a printer between > 32 bit and 64 bit machines due to the way drivers work. In these cases, you > simply need to share the printer *manually* as if OneCare were not installed. > > Your problem is not OneCare, but Sharing from Vista to the Mac. Actually Stephen, the problem *is* OneCare. The OP and I had a rather long thread about his issues and he has done everything he needs to regarding sharing between OS X and Vista. Calm-cast - You will recall that the last thing I said to you was that if you had third-party security software to uninstall it. I am now telling you to do this with OneCare. If the network now works, you have your answer. I would not recommend reinstalling it since the antivirus component of OneCare is substandard and the built-in Windows Firewall is just fine for your purposes. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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01-04-2008
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| | Re: OneCare printer sharing - outside the circle I often refer to the tips and advice given here for Vista/Mac sharing issues: http://tech.ifelix.net/windowsvista.html "Malke" <notreally@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uvCUY1tTIHA.4280@xxxxxx Quote: > StephenB wrote: Quote: >> calm-cast <calmcast@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >>> I have an older iMac that is not running OneCare and is outside my >>> OneCare circle. I have a new Vista PC which is running OneCare and has >>> an attached, shared printer. I can not get the iMac to add this shared >>> this printer. Every time I try to add it from my iMac, I get Error: >>> 256, "Unable to connect to server with the provided password and user >>> name." >>> >>> The OneCare chat agent said it was because the iMac is outside of my >>> OneCare circle. How can I get OneCare out of my Vista printer sharing >>> capabilities? Had I known, I doubt I would have purchased and installed >>> OneCare. This stinks!!! >> OneCare simply expands on the basic Printer Sharing functionality in >> Windows. It >> cannot share a printer to a non Windows PC and it can't share a printer >> between >> 32 bit and 64 bit machines due to the way drivers work. In these cases, >> you >> simply need to share the printer *manually* as if OneCare were not >> installed. >> >> Your problem is not OneCare, but Sharing from Vista to the Mac. > (snippage) > > Actually Stephen, the problem *is* OneCare. The OP and I had a rather long > thread about his issues and he has done everything he needs to regarding > sharing between OS X and Vista. > > Calm-cast - You will recall that the last thing I said to you was that if > you had third-party security software to uninstall it. I am now telling > you to do this with OneCare. If the network now works, you have your > answer. I would not recommend reinstalling it since the antivirus > component of OneCare is substandard and the built-in Windows Firewall is > just fine for your purposes. > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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01-05-2008
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| | Re: OneCare printer sharing - outside the circle Malke, thanks again. StephenB, I appreciate your assistance as well. I really find it hard to believe that OneCare would be so overcontrolling of printers. Is there a way to raise this to the OneCare techs at Microsoft? This 'feature' is causing me to abandon their product. "Malke" wrote: Quote: > StephenB wrote: Quote: > > calm-cast <calmcast@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Quote: > >> I have an older iMac that is not running OneCare and is outside my OneCare > >> circle. I have a new Vista PC which is running OneCare and has an attached, > >> shared printer. I can not get the iMac to add this shared this printer. > >> Every time I try to add it from my iMac, I get Error: 256, "Unable to connect > >> to server with the provided password and user name." > >> > >> The OneCare chat agent said it was because the iMac is outside of my OneCare > >> circle. How can I get OneCare out of my Vista printer sharing capabilities? > >> Had I known, I doubt I would have purchased and installed OneCare. This > >> stinks!!! > > OneCare simply expands on the basic Printer Sharing functionality in Windows. It > > cannot share a printer to a non Windows PC and it can't share a printer between > > 32 bit and 64 bit machines due to the way drivers work. In these cases, you > > simply need to share the printer *manually* as if OneCare were not installed. > > > > Your problem is not OneCare, but Sharing from Vista to the Mac. > (snippage) > > Actually Stephen, the problem *is* OneCare. The OP and I had a rather > long thread about his issues and he has done everything he needs to > regarding sharing between OS X and Vista. > > Calm-cast - You will recall that the last thing I said to you was that > if you had third-party security software to uninstall it. I am now > telling you to do this with OneCare. If the network now works, you have > your answer. I would not recommend reinstalling it since the antivirus > component of OneCare is substandard and the built-in Windows Firewall is > just fine for your purposes. > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > |
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01-05-2008
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| | Re: OneCare printer sharing - outside the circle You're welcome, but I'm not sure why you think that Onecare is overcontrolling of printers. In fact, it doesn't control them at all. OneCare v2 has a feature to help people share a printer easily without needing to know how to configure File and Printer sharing. You can ignore this feature completely if you are manually configuring File and Printer sharing. -steve calm-cast <calmcast@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Malke, thanks again. StephenB, I appreciate your assistance as well. > >I really find it hard to believe that OneCare would be so overcontrolling of >printers. Is there a way to raise this to the OneCare techs at Microsoft? >This 'feature' is causing me to abandon their product. > > > >"Malke" wrote: > Quote: >> StephenB wrote: Quote: >> > calm-cast <calmcast@xxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> >> I have an older iMac that is not running OneCare and is outside my OneCare >> >> circle. I have a new Vista PC which is running OneCare and has an attached, >> >> shared printer. I can not get the iMac to add this shared this printer. >> >> Every time I try to add it from my iMac, I get Error: 256, "Unable to connect >> >> to server with the provided password and user name." >> >> >> >> The OneCare chat agent said it was because the iMac is outside of my OneCare >> >> circle. How can I get OneCare out of my Vista printer sharing capabilities? >> >> Had I known, I doubt I would have purchased and installed OneCare. This >> >> stinks!!! >> > >> > OneCare simply expands on the basic Printer Sharing functionality in Windows. It >> > cannot share a printer to a non Windows PC and it can't share a printer between >> > 32 bit and 64 bit machines due to the way drivers work. In these cases, you >> > simply need to share the printer *manually* as if OneCare were not installed. >> > >> > Your problem is not OneCare, but Sharing from Vista to the Mac. >> (snippage) >> >> Actually Stephen, the problem *is* OneCare. The OP and I had a rather >> long thread about his issues and he has done everything he needs to >> regarding sharing between OS X and Vista. >> >> Calm-cast - You will recall that the last thing I said to you was that >> if you had third-party security software to uninstall it. I am now >> telling you to do this with OneCare. If the network now works, you have >> your answer. I would not recommend reinstalling it since the antivirus >> component of OneCare is substandard and the built-in Windows Firewall is >> just fine for your purposes. >> >> >> Malke >> -- >> Elephant Boy Computers >> www.elephantboycomputers.com >> "Don't Panic!" >> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User >> Stephen Boots MVP Windows Live Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator sboots@xxxxxx |
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