Unable to connect to a network printer.
I cannot connect to anyone the network printers since I upgraded to windows 7, we are going to roll out windows 7 company wide, but I am the first one. When ever I try to connect to any printer on the network I get an error saying "windows cannot connect to the printer" Then at the bottom it has "operation failed with error 0x0000046a" I am using my domain profile, and everything is turned on for under my network sharing settings. I have 2 machines at my desk, a XP and windows 7, my xp machine is printing fine.
March 1st, 2010 4:22pm

You can try the following method to connect. 1. Click Start, click Control Panel and double click Devices and Printers.2. Click Add a Printer. 3. Select "Add a Network, Wireless or Bluetooth Printer".4. Search for the printer you would like to connect. Finish the installation. If the printers do not work either, please try the following method. 1. Click Start, click Control Panel and double click Devices and Printers.2. Click Add a Printer. 3. Select "Add a local printer". 4. Select "Create a new port". Choose "Local Port" as the type of the port. 5. In the box "Enter a port name", type the address as the following format. \\[IP address of the host computer]\[The Share Name of the printer] Then click Next. 6. Choose the correct driver in the driver list. If no available driver, click the button Windows Update, wait for the process finishes and then look for the driver again.7. Finish the installation. If the printers cannot be installed, or it does not work after installing, please let us know the model of the printers.Arthur Xie - MSFT
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March 2nd, 2010 10:50am

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