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Unable to connect to a shared Windows XP USB printer from a Windows 7 computer
I'm Unable to connect to a shared Windows XP USB printer from a Windows 7 computer.
I have tried browsing to the remote computer using the \\computername\printername , have typed in \\computername in the run dialog, and have tried connecting to the printer through Active Directory (it has been shared this way).
I always get the error shown in the screenshot.
However I am unable to connect to this shared printer on the remote Windows XP computer. The remote Windows XP computer has its firewall disabled.
What can I do to fix this issue so that the Windows 7 computer can connect to the remote shared Windows XP HP P1006 printer?
All other users in the office (who all have Windows XP) are able to connect to this shared Windows XP printer and are able to print just fine.
Printer-connection-error.png
I have tried browsing to the remote computer using the \\computername\printername
I always get the error shown in the screenshot.
However I am unable to connect to this shared printer on the remote Windows XP computer. The remote Windows XP computer has its firewall disabled.
What can I do to fix this issue so that the Windows 7 computer can connect to the remote shared Windows XP HP P1006 printer?
All other users in the office (who all have Windows XP) are able to connect to this shared Windows XP printer and are able to print just fine.
Printer-connection-error.png
Are you running 64 bit Win 7?
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Windows 7, 64 bit
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jmaggio322, Do I do this on the Windows 7 computer (which is trying to connect to the shared printer on the Windows XP computer) or do I perform this registry change on the Windows XP computer (which is sharing the HP Printer)?
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Both of these computers are added to the same Windows Server 2003 Active Directory domain.
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