Error 0x000006d9 when trying to share out a printer in Win 7 RC and printing to a Win 2000 Share
Win 7 sees all my printers just fine and print and function. But the issue is when I go into the Printer Properties, click sharing tab, and put a check mark in share this printer (and getting this issue on all printers) - click OK or Apply and I get the message of "Printer Settings could not be saved. Operation Could not be completed (error 0x000006d9)" and forces me to click cancel or uncheck the sharing option box to clear out of the properties. What needs to be done to work around/fix this issue? Secondly - How do you setup printing in Win 7 RC from a printer shared on a Win 2000 Pro Box? - It seems to time out and says the connection is unavailable or busy please try again later (not able to repeat this issue on a XP machine).
August 25th, 2009 7:59am

Hi, Thanks for posting here. To avoid confusion, let's address the issue one by one below: 1# ------------------------------ First, I would like to confirm the following questions: a. Would you please let me know whether the computers are in a Workgroup or a Domain? b. What's the brand or model of the printer you would like to share? c. How does the printer connect? Does it connect on Windows 7 computer, router or certain network computer? To troubleshoot the issue, I suggest we perform the following steps. Suggestion 1Temporary disable Windows Firewall service ========================= a. Click "Start", go to run, type "services.msc" (without quotation marks) in the open box and press Enter. Note: If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password, or click Continue. b. Right click the "Windows Firewall" service and choose Properties. c. Click "Startup type" option and click "Disabled". d. Click OK and share the printer again. If the issue persists, please proceed to the following steps. Suggestion 2: Verify Network settings ========================= a. Click start and click Control Panel. b. Double click Network and Sharing Center. c. Select "Change advanced sharing settings" option in the right panel. d. Please turn on "Network discovery" and "File and printer sharing". However, if the error message still occurs, I recommend to reinstall the printer driver and reset the Printer Spooler for a test. For your reference, we can refer to the link below: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2000007 2# ------------------------------ To setup the shared printer on Windows 7 computer, we can refer the suggestions from the link below: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx ; Thanks, Novak
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August 28th, 2009 10:57am

The proposed solutions do not work for me. Any other ideas or do you have specifics on the error code?
November 30th, 2009 2:17am

You can marked this issue as solved!The offending program causing this error is Windows Firewall, here's what you need to do to resolve this issue....If like me you have disabled windows firewall, I use ZoneAlarm's Security Suite, you need to re-enable the firewall in order to share the printer. If you have disabled or turned off Windows Firewall. (and this error in my case was caused by exactly that and EXACTLY this Error code)Step #1 - Disable any other firewall you may have installed. Stop it from loading at boot and restart your PC. Step #2 - Go to the Admin Tools Folder >> Services >> Windows Firewall >> Double click and either set it to Manual or Automatic and Save. Step #3 - Open Control Panel >> System & Security >> Windows Firewall >> Turn Windows Firewall On or Off >> (Enable) Turn on Windows Firewall >> SaveThen go to Restore Defaults >> Click Restore Defaults Button >> Save (you only need to do this IF you changed any settings for the firewall, but it's still a good idea and will ensure there are no problems when proceeding) Step #4 - Click Control Panel Home >> View Devices & Printers >> Select/Click your Printer >> Display Printer Properties >> Sharing >> Share this Printer >> OK Step #5 - Go Back to Windows Firewall and Turn it back off >> Save Step #6 - Go Back to Services >> And set Windows Firewall to Manual (or disable if you prefer, I recommend Manual) Step #7 - Restart & Re-enable your preferred firewall to start at Boot >> Reboot Step #8 - Take a deep breath and sigh with relief! :)
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January 15th, 2010 5:17am

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