Add New Printer Error - Specified Port cannot be added. Unable to complete operation

[Steve S.]

I'm trying to add a local port on a XP Home Edition machine (with lastest
SPs) - and I keep getting this error.

I've made sure both RPC services were running as per an earlier post - as
well - I have
gone thru the windows file protection to make sure the files are ok on disk.

At my wits end ....

 

[Rommel]

I am having the same problem. If anyone replies to this
please let me know.

 

[Robert Orleth [MSFT]]

Interesting. What is the name of the local port you're trying to add ?

 

[Steve S.]

From what I'm hearing from certain people ... XP Home Edition is so crippled
that adding a local port is not possible.... I certainly hope that this is
not true.... if this is the case - our software cannot support XP Home
Edition - plain and simple...

 

[Robert Orleth [MSFT]]

This is not true.

 

[Steve S.]

Well - I wonder why the problem??

The other day I wrote something using XcvData and ran it - after this I
could add local printers - but this morning - deleted the old printer ports
I had added and went to add them again - no way....

I also made sure to turn on as many services as possible on - nothing....

Is there anyways to get an answer as to why this problem would occur?