Win7 Network Printer

[hel]

Hi

I am running Win7 Premium 64 Bit.

Work Network wireless.

Network location: Work.

I try to connect a Printer to two XP machines but error message says
the right Driver could not be found.

If I open Word on my Win7 machine and click on "Find Printer" the
message says: The Active Directory Domain Service is currently not
available.

Would you have a solution to this problem?

Thank you for your help.
Regards
Helmut

 

[hel]

Please restate your network.

What printer(s)
Who is hosting them
How are the printers put on the netoek

Thank you for your reoly.

Printer: HP 1005M

Host is Win7 Premium Machine

Wireless G Network with Router.

BTW: The nework is working fine and i am able to transfer files to all
Computers.

Thanks again.
Helmut

 

[hel]

Printer wont work with out a driver. Do a search of the printer
manufacturers website to see if they have an XP driver for your printer.
If so, download it, then install that driver.

Hi rb

thank you for your reply.

I have installed the carect driver for the HP 1005M Printer.

Regards
Helmut

 

[David H. Lipman]

Thank you for your reoly.

Printer: HP 1005M

Host is Win7 Premium Machine

Wireless G Network with Router.

BTW: The nework is working fine and i am able to transfer files to all
Computers.

Thanks again.
Helmut

What you have to do is create a Print Share on the Win7 platform such that anyone can
print to it such as \\Win7PC\HP1005M

Each computer on your network would would have to have HP 1005M drivers and point to the
Print Share such as \\Win7PC\HP1005M

Alternatively you could have a Print Server connected to the printer and the network and
each computer points to the Print Server's IP address.

 

[hel]

Hallo David and rb.

Firstly, I like to thank you both for your reply and effort.

Secondly, the problem is partly resolved as I installed an additional
driver (Printer Sharing Page).

The "Find Printer message: The Active Directory Domain Service is
currently not
Available, is still coming up.

I don't care too much about this message in the moment so long my
Printers are working because this message may be erroneous.

Wishing you a quiet and peaceful Christmas and all the best in the
coming New Year.

Regards
Helmut

 

[David H. Lipman]

Hallo David and rb.

Firstly, I like to thank you both for your reply and effort.

Secondly, the problem is partly resolved as I installed an additional
driver (Printer Sharing Page).

The "Find Printer message: The Active Directory Domain Service is
currently not
Available, is still coming up.

I don't care too much about this message in the moment so long my
Printers are working because this message may be erroneous.

Wishing you a quiet and peaceful Christmas and all the best in the
coming New Year.

Regards
Helmut

You are going about setting up the printers the wrong way. That is why you get "The "Find
Printer message: The Active Directory Domain Service is currently not Available" type
message.

Go to Printers & Faxes

Add printer.

Choose; A network printer or a printer attached to another computer

Choose; Connect to this printer

Type in the computer name and Print Share name such as the example I gave earlier;
\\Win7PC\HP1005M

When asked for a driver, point to the location where you have the WinXP HP 1005M drivers.

 

[hel]

You are going about setting up the printers the wrong way. That is why you get "The "Find
Printer message: The Active Directory Domain Service is currently not Available" type
message.

Go to Printers & Faxes

Add printer.

Choose; A network printer or a printer attached to another computer

Choose; Connect to this printer

Type in the computer name and Print Share name such as the example I gave earlier;
\\Win7PC\HP1005M

When asked for a driver, point to the location where you have the WinXP HP 1005M drivers.

Hi David

I fallowed your instruction and at works fine but the same message
remains.
Do not worry about it is everything works fine.

Regards
Helmut

 

[hel]

Your network isn't 'fine' - you can see you've no active directory - this is a domain machine yes? (if not, it was!)
You may not have permissions to install local printer/s - either way David's note above describes how to install a new one (not in
word!)

Hi Will,
at is not a domain machine and never was and I am the Administartor.

Regards
Helmut

 

[Frank Williams]

Your network isn't 'fine' - you can see you've no active directory - this is a domain machine yes? (if not, it was!)
You may not have permissions to install local printer/s - either way David's note above describes how to install a new one (not in
word!)

Yes and don't run W7 64bit there are stacks of warning about this and
bad driver support..

 

[hel]

Are you running active directory then ? Not sure how that works.

Hi Will

no, I am not running "Active Directory" as this particular machine is
running Win 7 Premium and has a "Work" network.

Regards
Helmut

 

[hel]

I'm sure your machine is set up perfectly then, so no problem/s.

Yes Will

I just don't care about the message
..
Merry Christmas to you and your Family.

Helmut

 

[Joel]

Hi

I am running Win7 Premium 64 Bit.

Work Network wireless.

Network location: Work.

I try to connect a Printer to two XP machines but error message says
the right Driver could not be found.

If I open Word on my Win7 machine and click on "Find Printer" the
message says: The Active Directory Domain Service is currently not
available.

Would you have a solution to this problem?

Thank you for your help.
Regards
Helmut

1. Install the DRIVER on *both Win7 and WinXP

2. From the system the printer is connected to you tell it to SHARE

3. From the wireless system with driver already installed, you tell it to
ADD PRINTER and SEARCH for device from Network.

That's it! if the WinXP can network to Win7 then it should be able to
find the printer

 

[hel]

1. Install the DRIVER on *both Win7 and WinXP

2. From the system the printer is connected to you tell it to SHARE

3. From the wireless system with driver already installed, you tell it to
ADD PRINTER and SEARCH for device from Network.

That's it! if the WinXP can network to Win7 then it should be able to
find the printer

Hi Joel

that's what I have done and the printing works perfectly on all
machines.

Only the message: "The Active Directory Domain Service is currently
not available", remains and nobody knows why.

Anyhow, merry Christmas to you!

Helmut