How To Connect Network Printer In Windows Xp
Recently, one of my customers has found that subsequently installation of the upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows ten, the network printer connected to this figurer stopped printing documents from other computers running Windows XP. (In spite the end of support for Windows XP, it still widely used in SOHO.)
If on a figurer running Windows XP you double-click the network printer installed on a Windows 10 PC (workgroup without a domain), the post-obit fault appears:
Operation could not be completed. Access is denied.
When trying to connect a network printer in XP through the Connect option of the printer context menu, it is prompted to specify the name and password of a user with privileges on the remote Windows ten computer .
Afterwards you enter user name and password (even of the local ambassador account in Windows 10), this error appears:
The credentials supplied are non sufficient to access this printer. Do you want to specify new credentials?
Then you lot specify the password and the same repeats once again and again… The most interesting matter is that you can open up any files on a network share in Windows 10 from the XP customer without whatever troubles (and then the problem is not in the lack of support of SMB ane.0). The problem appears only with network printers. If a shared printer in the same configuration is connected to Windows eight.ane, yous can print anything easily.
What we tried to do: In the Network and Sharing Middle in Windows x we disabled entering countersign to access a PC running Windows 10 from the network (Turn off password protected sharing), switch to Enable File Sharing for Devices That Use 40- or 56-Bit Encryption mode, tried to create the aforementioned local users in both systems. Nothing helped.
Finally, to connect to a shared printer in Windows x from a computer running Windows XP, nosotros had to utilize an old workaround and connect the printer via a local port.
- On a computer running Windows XP, open up Control Panel-> Printers and Faxes and outset Add Printer Wizard (Add printer)
- Then select Local printer attached to this calculator -> Create a new port -> Local Port
- Every bit a port name, specify the UNC address of the printer like this: \\Win10-PC1\SharedPrinterName (in our instance it is \\192.168.1.22\HPLaserJet)
- Select or install the suitable printer driver.
Finish the installation, restart both computers and effort to impress a document. It should be printed successfully!
Note. I have constitute a quite interesting fact: a user has to be logged in Windows 10, otherwise the port won't be available.
Source: http://woshub.com/unable-to-connect-windows-10-shared-printer-to-windows-xp/
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28 comments
Orb December three, 2016 - 3:38 pm
I am doing all of the steps, withal when I'm specifying the port proper name (\\192.168.one.76\Epson) I get a message "Admission is denied".
If I spell something incorrectly or utilise the Win 10 computer's domain proper name instead of IP, I get "The network path was non found". Significant, in this case the printer was found. How do I set this?
admin Dec 7, 2016 - 6:35 am
Check NTFS permissions on the Windows 10 spool binder (default location c:\Windows\System32\Spool\Printers). Try to add Read/Write permissions for the built in group 'Anybody'
NABEEL NASIR July 17, 2017 - i:02 pm
I AM DOING THE SAME PROCEDUR BUT ERROR Come up.
'UNABLE TO INSTALL PRINTER.THE PRINTER PROCESSOR DOES NOT EXIST'
Tuzo February 22, 2018 - iv:25 am
Thank you! This is the answer to this irritating problem.
Estimator Friend March 19, 2018 - three:33 pm
I found this to be the answer to my problem of getting my Windows XP laptop to add the shared USB printer on a Windows ten computer. Later adding the printer equally a local printer and specifying information technology's address on the network, I am at present able to print just fine. Thank you so much!
Melissa April 30, 2018 - 8:13 am
Howdy,
I followed these steps with me before, but after an update on Win 10 yesterday, i couldnt print anything and when im near to create a new local port this error show: logon failure: unknown user name or password. Can you aid please
admin May 4, 2018 - 11:xix am
Francisco Javier Arias Simarro May 26, 2018 - viii:32 pm
The Add Printer Wizard attempts to connect … it will Non connect. Then before doing the wizard, just admission the Windows 10 machine from your XP customer: Open File explorer and write the server UNC in the management bar: \\MyWin10HostWithPrinterShare (I love typing things, you may navigate through Network…)
Matt October 5, 2018 - 7:42 am
Thanks so much…. Spent my entire morning trying to effigy out why my 2003 server couldn't meet the printer…. Yous saved my morn! 🙂
Gernot Leusch December ten, 2018 - five:52 pm
Thank you very much for your detailed instruction! So I was able to employ my Catechism printer at my Windows 10 computer from my Windows XP/Windows 2003 computer. Additionally your clarification worked very well using my HP printer at the Windows XP/Windows 2003 computer from the Windows ten computer. Missing local drivers could be downloaded during the process from Microsoft Update.
FARIDA RATLAMWALA January 5, 2019 - 11:49 am
I AM DOING THE Aforementioned PROCEDUR Simply Error COME.
'UNABLE TO INSTALL PRINTER.THE PRINTER PROCESSOR DOES Non EXIST'
Yasomal Feb 26, 2019 - seven:30 am
THIS WORKED FOR ME when connecting network printer on a Windows 10 desktop to Windows XP SP3 desktop.
So this tutorial saved my time and endeavour a lot. Thank you and so much. Wish you all the best!
Rick Winter July 20, 2019 - viii:38 pm
Outstanding! Thanks much.
Andrej Pirman September 24, 2019 - 6:11 am
Excellent! Cheers very much for this proficient old tip! We had to modify mainboard on former XP machine, which is the programming controller for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation cutting motorcar, and after repair the to a higher place mentioned symptoms showed upwards. But your instructions…works like a charm now 🙂
Abu fathiya October 11, 2019 - 3:44 am
Very good and thanks for the help
nik November 24, 2019 - 10:50 pm
Actually worked!!! Though I nonetheless had to insert my Windows XP Installation CD at the end for some reason.
Ron Due south. December eleven, 2019 - 8:02 pm
This is one of the best help articles for XP to 10 press there is, worked like a champ, fifty-fifty with having to use a net use LPT1 control for an sometime DOS program. Thanks for posting!!
GEORGE T January 28, 2020 - 1:26 pm
Astonishing!!!!! That Worked!!!!! Thanks very much for your help.
Aidyn February 4, 2020 - 10:36 am
Solved. Thank you
fuzz Apr 29, 2020 - three:xiii am
it works. thanks million times.
Sumit Khatri June 18, 2020 - 5:37 am
Thanks Brother u wouldn't believe i researched a lot about this problem in internet merely cipher found help total just this method works in one shot thanks a lot buddy you saved my repotation in my organisation .
Ellouze December 3, 2020 - 8:01 am
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Debdeep Nandy January 21, 2021 - two:04 pm
The old Workaround to install the printer by using UNC accost as Local port installs the printer. Simply when trying to print , it says "Press Fault" and a long queue continuously build upward in the impress server motorcar, until I abolish the print job from customer machine. Delight help what to practice.
J Garrett Feb 3, 2021 - 12:05 am
A working solution to a problem which ought non to exist! Just ane point which could have been mentioned. I presume the server ip4 address should be static and not dynamically allocated, otherwise addresses may be reallocated differently by the router? Unfortunately, not all routers provide this option and it may be necessary to improve the ip address from time to fourth dimension on the XP auto. Is in that location a piece of work-around for this!
PAblo April fifteen, 2021 - half-dozen:18 pm
Hello. Any solution here? Ir seems that with the 20h2 is non working anymore.
leila May 5, 2021 - iv:54 am
hi installed printer merely when i send print document fake printed plz help me..
Waly May xviii, 2021 - 12:27 pm
succesfully with windows2000 and XP, thanks for sharing!
tyrone folder October fifteen, 2021 - 12:fourteen pm
I really take a solution to the effect .. you need to add windows credentials to the manager .. you tin can launch it by win key+R to launch run and paste this in > rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr < that launches windows credential manager in xp .. I created a user called printer with administrator rights and remote desktop user in user management on the windows 10 car making certain
the printer is shared. I went to the security tab on the printers backdrop and added the printer user business relationship and gave information technology full permission. I then gave the pc a static ip accost. Then example of the printer i was working with in question. i gave it share name samsung scx-3400 .. on the XP machine in credential manager i added 3 windows credentials .. to the credential director on the xp machine. I also installed SMb1 consummate on both xp and windows x machines. I too dsiabled windows 10 credentials in network connection sharing center.. i also followed some info i found on this page which basically allows or restricts bearding connections in windows x which causes network issues with file sharing.
the 3 credentials i added to the XP machines windows credentials were the post-obit except i got to go along privacy .. modify your hostnames and ip my user account i created was printer then change printer to your user business relationship etc
\\hostname hostname\printer and the password
\\ip address of host\samsung scx-3400 hostname\printer and the password
\\hostname\samsung scx-3400 hostname\printer and the countersign