I have a printer- and file-sharing turned on in XP Home. File sharing is
working normally but I can't connect to the shared printer from another
computer. When trying to connect I'm asked for username and password but
none of the usernames of the computer sharing the printer work.

I didn't find any properties for printer privileges in XP Home. In XP
Help I read that clicking the printer properties with the CTRL-key
pressed should show security tab in the properties panel but that
didn't work, maybe that is only in XP Pro?

How could I make this work?


-Perttu

"Perttu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newserttu.aaltonen-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a printer- and file-sharing turned on in XP Home. File sharing is
> working normally but I can't connect to the shared printer from another
> computer. When trying to connect I'm asked for username and password but
> none of the usernames of the computer sharing the printer work.
>
> I didn't find any properties for printer privileges in XP Home. In XP
> Help I read that clicking the printer properties with the CTRL-key
> pressed should show security tab in the properties panel but that
> didn't work, maybe that is only in XP Pro?
>
> How could I make this work?

Last time this happened to me, my password had expired. Delete the shared printer from
your machine and then re-install it. If you can't reinstall it, simply unshare it and
then share it again. You should then be able to install it. When asked for a new
password, enter your usual password in all three fields.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
"TheBeat999" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Last time this happened to me, my password had expired. Delete the shared
> printer from
> your machine and then re-install it. If you can't reinstall it, simply
> unshare it and
> then share it again. You should then be able to install it. When asked for a
> new
> password, enter your usual password in all three fields.


I'm not asked for a password when installing a printer.


-Perttu

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ring/index.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ilesharing.htm
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/.../troubleshoot/
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0204.mspx

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Jonah
"Perttu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newserttu.aaltonen-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a printer- and file-sharing turned on in XP Home. File sharing is
> working normally but I can't connect to the shared printer from another
> computer. When trying to connect I'm asked for username and password but
> none of the usernames of the computer sharing the printer work.
>
> I didn't find any properties for printer privileges in XP Home. In XP
> Help I read that clicking the printer properties with the CTRL-key
> pressed should show security tab in the properties panel but that
> didn't work, maybe that is only in XP Pro?
>
> How could I make this work?
>
>
> -Perttu

In article <WtOQd.1903$(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Sleepless in Seattle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ring/index.htm
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ilesharing.htm
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/.../troubleshoot/
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0204.mspx

Thanks for the links but I didn't find help from these sites.


-Perttu