can't install tcp/ip printer

[Guest]

I’m having difficulty with installing a network printer in Visa Business. If
I select Add Printer > Add a network printer > The printer that I want isn’t
listed > Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname, and enter the IP
address of the printer, I get the message “Cannot load wizard pages for
standard TCP/IP port,†which doesn’t allow me to install the printer.

If I install the printer to the LPT1 port and then select Add Port, I don’t
have an option for adding a TCP/IP port.

 

[skip]

I was having this type of problem also. I had a laptop with Vista Home
Premium, laptop with Win XP Pro and the desktop/printer controller
with WIN XP Pro all connected through a Linksys Router Wireless.
I had to finally turn off the firewall's I had on all three computers,
got the printers setup and now all is fine.
I am not sure this will work for you, but it is a suggestion.

I’m having difficulty with installing a network printer in Visa Business. If
I select Add Printer > Add a network printer > The printer that I want isn’t
listed > Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname, and enter the IP
address of the printer, I get the message “Cannot load wizard pages for
standard TCP/IP port,” which doesn’t allow me to install the printer.

If I install the printer to the LPT1 port and then select Add Port, I don’t
have an option for adding a TCP/IP port.

Dan (Still going in circles)

 

[Guest]

I found that the registry key for “Standard TCP/IP Ports†was missing. Once
this was added back, everything was fine.

 

[Guest]

Hello Cozmic One,
Could you please give details on how to do this? Where do you find
this registry key?
Thanks very much.

 

[Alan Morris [MSFT]]

If you have any Win2k or greater system handy you can export the


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