Cannot connect to the printer operation could not be completed

I used to have two desktops A & B, they have internet sharing and
printer sharing , they were working fine.

Desktop A XP Professional SP2 PC has got two printers (HP and Samsung)
connected directly (USB cable), and Printer sharing is turned on .

I bought another Desktop to replace B, because B is an old PC.

From the Desktop B, when attempting to chose the option :

Code:
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A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer
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, to add a shared printer , I can browse and see the printers name (hp
and Samsung), however, when I attempt to
connect both of them, I get the following error:

Code:
--------------------
cannot connect to the printer operation could not be completed error
--------------------


Do I need to have admin account with their passwords on both Desktop to
be able to share the printers ?


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zillah
Thu Apr 17 14:34:05 PDT 2008


Both PCs have XP prof SP2, and both of them on the same workgroup name
(MSHOME)


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Bob
Fri Apr 18 08:53:59 PDT 2008

Try putting the same user/password combos on both machines. in other
words Add what you are using on B to the A machine.

zillah wrote:

> I used to have two desktops A & B, they have internet sharing and
> printer sharing , they were working fine.
>
> Desktop A XP Professional SP2 PC has got two printers (HP and Samsung)
> connected directly (USB cable), and Printer sharing is turned on .
>
> I bought another Desktop to replace B, because B is an old PC.
>
> From the Desktop B, when attempting to chose the option :
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer
> --------------------
> , to add a shared printer , I can browse and see the printers name (hp
> and Samsung), however, when I attempt to
> connect both of them, I get the following error:
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> cannot connect to the printer operation could not be completed error
> --------------------
>
>
> Do I need to have admin account with their passwords on both Desktop to
> be able to share the printers ?
>
>

smlunatick
Fri Apr 18 09:29:48 PDT 2008

On Apr 17, 5:34=A0pm, zillah <zillah.381...@DoNotSpam.com> wrote:
> Both PCs have XP prof SP2, and both of them on the same workgroup name
> (MSHOME)
>
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Check each firewall software settings so as to let File/Printer
sharing thorough.

One other thins to check is with most anti-virus softwares. These now
have a module which "helps" to protect your PC from Internet worm
style viruses. These usually block the 'NetBIOS of IP" name
resolution for every IP addresses. This should be set to let LAN IPs
thorough (ex: 192.168.1.1 -- 192.168.1.254.) Change the Internet worm
module settings and check other settings.