Windows cannot connect to the printer operation could not be complete

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April 19th, 2008, 03:56 PM

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Windows cannot connect to the printer operation could not be complete

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 (XP Professional SP2), 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:

Window 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 ?

Both PCs on the same workgroup name (MSHOME), there are no firewalls on both PCs.

April 21st, 2008, 12:55 PM

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Make sure you have admin rights on the new computer, which you should have.....

Also have you tried entering the network share name....

for example: \\192.168.1.15\hp laserjet 2200 pcl

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