Cannot add a network printer

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• Vista cannot add a network printer, but can't XP...

  I have a printer is installed on a computer running XP that i wan't to print form other computers... I can install it in the other XP machines and print without any problem whatsoever.

  But when I try to install it in my Vista machine I get an access denied error...

  I tried different machines, formatting, etc...

  It will not just install the crazy printer...

  Any solution?

  If the drivers are available, correct, kindly repost your question in the Vista Networking Forum. link already provided in two (2) responded earlier.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• How to add a network printer?

  How can I add a network printer?

  The printer has a wired connection to a router.  Its local IP address is 192.168.1.105.  The name of the printer is NPI64867B.

  My laptop has a wireless connection to the same router.  Of course, access to the network works fine, since I can submit this announcement.  Also, I can ping the IP address of the printer from the laptop.

  I have in the control panel printers, click Add printer, select "A network printer", select "Browse for printer", then click Next.  The following text is displayed:

  

  Note that NPI64867B does not appear in the list "shared printers.  Does?

  If I manually enter NPI64867B in the box of the printer and click Next (which should work?), I get the following error:

  

  If it's important, I have another printer in network configured on the computer.  It's for another domestic network, so it is not connected now.  The name of the printer is NPI6AAA13.  I deselected the option 'Always print to this device, even if its IP address changes', nothing helps.

  The port of the existing network printer name is the name of the printer, HPLaserJet200colorMFPM276nw product.  The printer I am trying to add has the same product name.  Is this a problem?  If so, can I change the name of an arbitrary name (currently unused) pre-existing port?

  Do this way:

  1. Open Printers and faxes
  2. Click on add a printer
  3. Click "Next", select "local printer" and make sure the box "Automatically detect my printer Plug-and-Play" is NOT checked
  4. Click "Next", select "create a new port", then select "Standard TCP/IP port" in the drop-down list (Note - If the printer that you are adding is an HP printer and if the drop-down list includes "HP Standard TCP/IP Port" select that instead; more details later)
  5. Click 'Next' in the standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard Welcome screen
  6. For "printer name or IP address" type 192.168.1.105; the "Name of Port" box is filled in automatically, but you can change it to something more useful, like Office LaserJet or a printer room bedroom, etc..
  7. Before you click 'Next', confirm that the printer is turned on
  8. Click 'Finish' to complete her Add Port Wizard and return to the add a Printer Wizard
  9. Select your model and the manufacturer of the printer and the wizard

  A very common problem with the printers on a network that are left at the default setting for automatically an IP address is that they have a different IP address by the DHCP server on the router if the printer is turned off for a period of time.  The Windows printing system does not detect IP address changes, and therefore the communication with the printer is lost.  'HP Standard TCP/IP Port' has the ability to detect the printer, even if its IP address changes.  You should definitely select this option or - and this is the best practice - assign a static IP address for printers all in network.

• When you add the network printer

  When you add the printer network TCP/IP port option is not in the drop-down list

  The TCP/IP port selection will not be on "Add a network printer" it will be on "add a local printer.  You want to feed the printer directly.  In the printers and Faxes folder, click on 'Add printer' > next.  Select "local printer attached to this computer.  Do not check "automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer."  Click Next.  Select "Create a new port" and choose "Standatd TCP/IP Port" in the menu drop-down.  Click Next, click Next again (in the "Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port" Wizard), enter the printer's TCP/IP address, click Next, and then finish.  You return to the add a Printer Wizard.  Select the driver, and then complete the wizard. Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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  If a response may help, please vote it as useful. If a response to the problem, please mark it as an answer.

• Add a network printer by using different credentials in Windows Vista Home Premium

  Hello

  I am trying to add a shared network printer (from server) of a computer running Windows Vista Edition Home Premium. The user must authenticate by using different credentials, but I can't find a way to force Vista to connect with different credentials.
  In Windows 7, it's easy, I just add an entry in the credentials manager and everything works, I can connect to the server, access to all of the actions that the user has access to and add the printer.
  In Windows Vista, I can't do that. "" If I try to add a network of credentials in the "stored user names and passwords", I can only add a "a Web site or program identification information. "A credential to Windows logon" is greyed out.
  When I try to access the share in Windows Explorer, I get an access denied. Instead of having Windows pop up a dialog to authenticate, he tries just to the help of the currently connected user credentails, which isn't what I want.
  If I try to add the printer using the Add Printer Wizard-> add a network printer, when I enter the path to the printer, I also have an access denied instead of bring up a Windows authentication dialog box.
  Any help is greatly appreciated!
  Thank you!

  Hello

  The question you have posted is related to the area and would be better suited to the TechNet community. Please visit the link below to find a community that will provide the best support.
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/w7itpro

• Cannot set a network printer on an XP pc. Printer is connected to a pc win 7. PC are connected trough a Vdsl router

  3 PC connected to the internet via a vdsl router, wireless and lan connections.

  All PCs can get to internet.

  a XP pc is unable to set up the connection to a printer connected to the WIN 7 pc.

  The XP pc cannot connect to the shared files on pc win 7 hand.

  The xp pc cannot display other PCs on the network

  HY

  Please try this one...

  1. go to 'printers '.
  2. click on "add a printer".
  3 Add a local printer.
  4. "create a new Port.
  5. use the "Local Port" option
  6. on "Enter a Port name" enter: "\\Computername\Printername".

  Please confirm after that...

• Cisco Connect v1.4 for Mac - cannot add the USB printer

  I just installed Cisco Connect v1.4 (11266.0) and have updated my software 1.0.03 E4200.

  I want to add a printer USB connected to the router, but when I open the Cisco Connect, then select the "add new devices... "button, the only option for a printer is"Wireless Printer", not"Printer"followed by USB or wireless user guide. There is now way to add a USB printer. Any suggestions?

  Hello.

  It is an old Bill, still not fixed!

  http://homecommunity.Cisco.com/T5/Cisco-connect/no-option-for-USB-printer-on-Cisco-connect-1-4-11266...

  Greetz

• Windows 7 laptop cannot add wireless networks

  If I try to connect to a wireless network, that nothing is happening. Specifically the window network bit comes, I choose a network, I click on connect and then the window disappears and nothing else happens. And if I try to manage wireless networks and add a network manually in the Control Panel, press the 'Add' button does nothing.

  This computer was working perfectly until today.

  Hi, see if running the System File Checker allows. For detailed instructions, see:

  Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

• I have a residential group put in place but apple of my wife air does not recognize and it cannot use the network printer

  How can I solve this problem?

  Only Windows 7 computers can join a homegroup.

  You need to set up a working group for non Windows machines using the network functions.

  And if you have a network printer suitable, then it should not matter what OS you have as long as it has drivers for this printer. I guess that you have a SHARED printer and not a network printer in your question?

• Cannot add the network resource

  Hi all

  Everyone knows about not being able to add a network resource?

  When I try to add a network, the port groups list is empty.

  When I had groups of standard switch ports, they arise, but groups of undistributed switch ports.

  The hosts and vCenter are version 6.0

  

  Thank you

  Jim Streit

  Not found the root cause of the newspaper. As Blake suggested, could check if 'Add network' works in BDE CLI?

  You can connect as user serengeti BDE server and then run the following commands:

  Serengeti $

  Serengeti > Connect - host localhost:8443

  Enter the user name: root

  Enter password: *.

  Connected

  Serengeti > network add - name mynetwork - portGroup my_port_group_name - dhcp

• When I try to add a network printer to my laptop I get the error: Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation can not be completed (error 0 x 00000006).

  The printer is connected to the queue printing is an Epson Stylus Color 740.  I can print to it, if I connect to my laptop directly to the printer.  I also have this error for any printer I am trying to add that is on the network.

  Hello

  My suggestion would be to download and install the latest drivers from the EPSON Web site.
  http://www.Epson.com/cgi-bin/store/support/SupportIndex.jsp

  I hope that helps!

• HP Officejet 6500 a shared printer cannot add computer network to send scan

  HP Officejet 6500 a is shared on my network by another computer. I can print to the printer, but I am not able to scan directly to my computer. I can't add another computer in the options of scan on the front panel of HP. I use Microsoft Windows XP Professional 2002. I also downloaded the installation CD on my hard drive, tried to search by IP address, but always without success. Is it possible to add another computer for instructions to scan, if I'm not connected to the HP printer?

  Hey kapua99,

  If you use the printer in shared USB mode to access over the network, then it will only support basic printing.  Shared network printers allow no detection on the share path.

  If you want to scan from multiple computers on the network, so I recommend linking the Officejet 6500 a directly to the network.  For more information about how to install the printer on an Ethernet network or wireless, click on the link below.

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c02430792

  Hope this helps,

  Jason

• Failed to add the network printer

  Hello
  
  We have a client that connects to our ERP system to print orders.  They connect through a VPN site-to-site and then access our system through an RDP connection to a server 2008R2 instance.  The printer is a HP LaserJet 4100tn
  
  When I first set up in the spring I was intending to use the easy print with the redirect to printer driver to print orders.  However exceptionally slowly printed orders and I was not able to determine why.  Instead I've implemented their LaserJet as a local printer on our desktop server remotely using a HP LaserJet 4100 Series PCL6 driver.  It worked perfectly, and they have been printing without problem until yesterday.
  
  Yesterday for some reason any printer stopped working.  On our Remote Desktop server, it appeared as grayed out with an exclamation mark above.  I did the following diagnosis:
  
  > They can print from their own local office it
  > They changed and turn it on again
  > I can ping the printer from our server OK
  > I can get on the web interface of the printer OK from our server
  > Restart our server remote desktop
  > Turn off the Windows Firewall on the Remote Desktop server
  
  I therefore decided to remove the printer and add it again.  I go through the configuration wizard Windows printer usual choosing to do a new TCP/IP port, but when I put the IP address of the printer in Windows says that it is not the printer on the network (photo attached).
  
  I tried to delete the printer port which has been associated with this printer and remove the driver but Windows still won't "see" the printer.
  
  I am able to configure this printer on other servers from RD (2003 and 2008) and I also tried setting up on an old XP box, I had to hang out without problem.  Curiously, it seems only that this server is the only one that I can not set up the new even if it can ping the printer OK.
  
  I found a troubleshooting printer HP hereWeb page but who was no help, and the software does not work on Windows Server versions.
  
  Don't know what to do next!

  This was solved by changing the IP address of the printer

  After changing the IP address, I was able to add the printer to the server OK.

  I wasn't able to find out why this is the case, but guess it is some incorrect IP or the information stored in the registry.

• HP Deskjet F2180: Cannot scan a network printer

  Hello: the printer is connected to a home network [via USB hub] 2 workstations. The two PC can print without problem. But can not scan using Solution Center pop up. If the printer is connected directly to a PC, it can scan without problem, but the other PC that is connected to the printer via the USB port cannot sweep and gives an error that it can't find the printer.

  The goal is to have two machines connected via the USB Hub and be able to print [who both can] and be able to scan. Currently only a single machine can scan and is the one who has directly connected print. The other machine can print to it but will not scan.

  Is it possible that this can be done?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Cheers, Gus.

  Hello Gus,

  It is not likely to analysis via a USB hub, such a task like scanning requires a higher power output, the connection is not likley to be strong enough through a USB hub powder as it can not transfer this aount of data required for scanning.

  You can try using a powered USB hub and check if that can provide you with better results.

  You can learn more about the difference between a MULTIPORT USB Repeater power voltage on and off in the following link:

  http://SmallBusiness.Chron.com/difference-between-powered-nonpowered-USB-hubs-71272.html

  Although for several computers on a network scanning, scan will be the best solution, such an is designed for the use of multiple computers while a USB device is designed for a single use of PC.

  Kind regards

  Shlomi

• The password is required to add a network printer?

  Hello

  I am trying to set up a printer on our work network. I am running windows xp pro as well as other users using xp and windows 7. I have a HP Laserjet 1018 connected to my PC via USB and it prints well. The problem occurs when users try to add this printer to their PC. I put the same WORKING Group on all PCs. I enabled "use simple file sharing" in the Panel.  Users with windows 7 do not detect even the printer. Users with windows xp detects the printer, but when trying to add, a password is requested. I don't know what password it refers. We have a 2nd printer connected to another PC users and which works very well on the network.
  I read tutorials but can't seem to find what is the question. Please point me in the right direction to get this updated printer in place on our network.
  Thanks for the help

  Thanks for the info. I managed to finally solve my problem. As I said, I did have a password administrator has access to my PC, but all other PCs asks for a password when you try to add the printer connected to my PC.

  I decided to give a password to my account and curiously, it worked after that. Other users could add my printer without hassle.