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Add Printer - Local Port "Access is Denied"
Is there another printer assigned to that port already?
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No... there are no ports named:
\\POS-2-2013\HP LaserJet P2015 PCL6 - POS-2-2013
\\POS-2-2013\HP LaserJet P2015 PCL6 - POS-2-2013
Try adding by IP address. Does that work? I have used this approach.
This is a permissions error with the local spooler
Assuming Win7-Win7 peer-to-peer sharing ...
Does \\POS-2-2013 have printer sharing enabled and is there an account on there with the same name and password as the local account you are trying to print from?
Otherwise what is the networking setup?
There are some issues with spooler permissions reported with Windows 7 clients and Windows 2008 R2 server using Local Port settings like this.
Assuming Win7-Win7 peer-to-peer sharing ...
Does \\POS-2-2013 have printer sharing enabled and is there an account on there with the same name and password as the local account you are trying to print from?
Otherwise what is the networking setup?
There are some issues with spooler permissions reported with Windows 7 clients and Windows 2008 R2 server using Local Port settings like this.
ASKER
I was finally able to get the port added by using Print Management. However, even in Print Management i was unable to Add Port .... I had to use Add Printer.
Add Printer from Print Management seems to use a Network Printer Installation Wizard that differs from anything that is found in Printers and Devices.
Add Printer from Print Management seems to use a Network Printer Installation Wizard that differs from anything that is found in Printers and Devices.
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@MASQ :
So... the printer is now added... however when I send a test page from my PC to the printer on POS-2-2013 .... it gets "lost".
I presume that this is a symptom of the spooler permission issues that you indicated above.
I have worked with the share and NTFS permissions of the C:\windows\system32\spool\ PRINTERS on POS-2-2013.
Changing Advanced Sharing by checking "Share this Folder" and granting everyone full Control
and NTFS by adding "NETWORK" and granting NETWORK full Control.
The network environment that we have here is SBS 2013 Domain and Win7 Clients.
So... the printer is now added... however when I send a test page from my PC to the printer on POS-2-2013 .... it gets "lost".
I presume that this is a symptom of the spooler permission issues that you indicated above.
I have worked with the share and NTFS permissions of the C:\windows\system32\spool\
Changing Advanced Sharing by checking "Share this Folder" and granting everyone full Control
and NTFS by adding "NETWORK" and granting NETWORK full Control.
The network environment that we have here is SBS 2013 Domain and Win7 Clients.
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Result - Makes perfect sense, I'd wrongly assumed you were already printing to the spooler.
Glad you got it sorted out. Cheers!
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Because it is the solution to the problem that I was experiencing.