Control Panel\Network and Sharing Center

[havin_aball]

"Windows cannot connect to the printer. Access is denied."
The Control Panel\Network and Sharing Center indicates that printer
sharing is on and a password is required.
The printers folder has a green check mark next to the HP deskjet 5550
icon and the word Ready.
The Dell Studio laptop does not have a password to log on, so I have
no idea what password might be required to access the printer.
Is there some way to turn off the password function/requirement so I
can connect to the printer?
Thanks,
Bonnie

 

[Mick Murphy]

You don't say whether you are on a Network, what computer the Printer is
installed on, if it is installed with with the proper Driver Driver!!!!
Read below about Vista, and/or vista XP.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.

Permissions/Share info is there as well.

If using Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro I.S., make sure file and printer
sharing is enabled in THEIR firewall (or LAN allowed, depending on how their
Exceptions are worded in their Firewall)

1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
the SAME.

In Vista Network and Sharing:

Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)

Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)

File Sharing: ON

Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
Docs)

Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
passwords (passwords can be different) on ALL computers in your Network) If
you have it ON, you will be asked for a username and password when you try to
access a Vista computer from an XP computer, or a Vista computer.

Also, run the XP’s Home or Small Office Network File and Printer Sharing
Wizard to include Vista in your “New†Network, even if you had an XP Network
set up prior to adding a Vista computer to it(redoing the Wizard seems to
work for XP machines!).

In “My Network Placesâ€: “Set up a Home or Small Office Networkâ€
OR under Accessories > Communications > Network Setup Wizard > Allow File
and Printer Sharing.