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Old March 30th 07, 09:26 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
confusedman
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Can anyone help,I have a printer attached to my desktop and shared enabled it
giving it the name Grahams printer,but when I go to my dads computer to add
the printer I browse for it putting in the name Grahams printer (in the
printer wizard) and get the error message "Windows cannot connect to the
printer.Either the printer name was typed incorectly,or the specified printer
has lost connection to the server.What am I doing wrong?,any help woud be
grately appreciated!
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Old March 30th 07, 07:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Cari \(MS-MVP\)
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Default Adsding network printer

No spaces allowed in shared name!
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Five.htm
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"confusedman" wrote in message
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Can anyone help,I have a printer attached to my desktop and shared enabled
it
giving it the name Grahams printer,but when I go to my dads computer to
add
the printer I browse for it putting in the name Grahams printer (in the
printer wizard) and get the error message "Windows cannot connect to the
printer.Either the printer name was typed incorectly,or the specified
printer
has lost connection to the server.What am I doing wrong?,any help woud be
grately appreciated!


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Old May 8th 07, 06:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Cari \(MS-MVP\)
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Default Adsding network printer

If the OP really has the printer called Grahams Printer, the shared name has
a SPACE in it, which is why it won't share.

Try:
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Five.htm
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

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"confusedman" wrote:

Can anyone help,I have a printer attached to my desktop and shared
enabled it
giving it the name Grahams printer,but when I go to my dads computer to
add
the printer I browse for it putting in the name Grahams printer (in the
printer wizard) and get the error message "Windows cannot connect to
the
printer.Either the printer name was typed incorectly,or the specified
printer
has lost connection to the server.What am I doing wrong?,any help woud
be
grately appreciated!


 




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