Sharing A Plotter/Printer

[jr]

When I try to print (Laptop with Vista) to the Network (XP machine) Plotter,
I receive this message " Windows cannot connect to the printer. The printer
driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that blocks
NT 4.0 drivers". I realize this is an old plotter, however the driver
installs and works fine in the XP enviroment. Is there any way I can remove
this policy?

HP laptop; Vista
Calcomp Techjet Designer 720
XP server

Thanks!

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

See if this helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282011/en-us
Printer Driver Is Not Compatible If a Policy Is Enabled on Your Computer

Hal
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[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Here's another:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931719/en-us
Error message when you try to connect to a shared printer in Windows Vista:
"The printer driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer
that blocks NT 4.0 drivers"

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

 

[jr]

Method 1
If you are installing a Windows NT 4.0 print driver, contact your network
administrator to have the policy removed.

How????

Thanks!

 

[Alan Morris [MSFT]]

Vista will not load any version 2 kernel mode drivers

Does the vendor have version 3 drivers available?

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[jr]

No the Vendor is no longer in business. How can I get this to work? It works
great in the XP enviroment. Buying a new plotter is out of the question. I
tried to stay with XP but HP said everything that worked in XP will work in
Vista.....That's a lie!!