(Msg. 17) Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:36 pm
Post subject: Re: The Active Directory Domain Service is currently unavailable [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windows>vista>networking_sharing (more info?)
I'm not sure my reply made it through as after I typed it, it took me to a
screen to enter my name again and then gave me a message about exceeding a
limit and to contact microsoft if I don't get an email allowing me in. So I
will try again just incase...
Thank you for replying. I have already tried that but it didn't change
anything. Cindy
"Gotbier" wrote:
>
> Cindy Backstein;3940689 Wrote:
> > I have a Vista computer networked to an XP computer that is physically
> > connected to a Samsung printer. I have been printing fine for 8 months
> > now. Suddenly I am getting this error message when I try to print from
> > the Vista computer. The Vista computer sees the Samsung just fine. The
> > Vista computer is able to connect to the XP computer and save a word
> > document to the XP and then print. It just can no longer send an item
> > to print across the network anymore. Like I said, it had been printing
> > fine. How can I make the "Active Directory Domain Service" available
> > again?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Cindy
>
> My husband fixed mine. From the Control Panel, he opened the printers,
> right clicked on the printer I use, then selected Run As Adminsitrator
>
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:00 pm
Post subject: Re: The Active Directory Domain Service is currently unavailable [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
I found this on the microsoft forums ('\"Windows cannot connect to the
printer. Access is denied\" -please help. - TechNet Forums'
(http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1192680&SiteID=17)),
hope it helps
Go to *-Control Panel-*. Choose *-printer-*. Then choose *-Add
Printer-*.
Choose*-Add a local printer.-* Click on *-Create a new port.-* The
default in the drop down box is *-Local Port-*. Do not change that.
Click *-Next-*.
A dialogue box will appear asking for you to enter a port name. Type in
the '_\\_*-_computer_-*' (file://computer/)*- name\printer name-* ie. My
computer's name is basement and the printer name is EpsonSty so I typed
in *-\\basement\epsonsty-*
Yahoo! It worked. Go figure! I guess Microsoft thinks printers on a
intranet are local.
Hope this helps someone else so they don't spend the hours I did on it!
(Msg. 19) Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:11 am
Post subject: Re: The Active Directory Domain Service is currently unavailable [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks squishedworm this works! You would think Microsoft would make it
easier to link to your printer via your wireless network.
Thanks again
(Msg. 20) Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:15 am
Post subject: Directory Domain [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hi, I was having trouble with the error message as well (i'm a mac person, and i would like to state that my mac work properly the first time). The solution that work for me was to go to control panel, then search for printer where i then changed the default printer. Fixed it right up. Though i find it intersting that "Pinters" is not an imidiate option under the control panel.
(Msg. 21) Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:22 pm
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Heather - not so -"printers is an "immediate" option in Control Panel -
select "Classic View".
Printers also available via the start menu.
<Heather Smith> wrote in message news:2008914141547ak_girl4148@yahoo.com...
> Hi, I was having trouble with the error message as well (i'm a mac person,
> and i would like to state that my mac work properly the first time). The
> solution that work for me was to go to control panel, then search for
> printer where i then changed the default printer. Fixed it right up.
> Though i find it intersting that "Pinters" is not an imidiate option under
> the control panel.
(Msg. 22) Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:10 pm
Post subject: Re: The Active Directory Domain Service is currently unavailable [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thank you so much for posting this. I had been using my printer just
fine with ms office 2007, then all of a sudden today I wasn't able to
print anything from word or powerpoint, etc. I did just what you
said,then restarted the computer, and tried to print from again from
word and ppt and it worked.
So thanks again for your help!
:D
umbrellasys;764559 Wrote:
> Did you try adding the printer using Administrator privs? Just go to the > Control Panel > Printers > Run As Administrator > Add Printer. This > process gave me access to the network printer. Unfortunately, MS Word > will not work at all if the network printer is setup as the default and > not added by the administrator.
(Msg. 23) Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:10 pm
Post subject: Re: The Active Directory Domain Service is currently unavailable [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
You are very welcome! It took me several hours to figure out what the
**** was going on. Although Vista has problems, I actually prefer it
over XP Professional now that I am using Vista Ultimate.
(Msg. 24) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:28 am
Post subject: Re: The Active Directory Domain Service is currently unavailable [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Well, here it is 2 months later, I have tried all of the suggestions
above. I put the laptop away and haven't touched it for a while because
it made me so frustrated. But now I'm trying again.
MS Word 2003 still won't print to the networked printer. The printer
installs just fine, I've done the Run as Administrator, I've changed the
printer share name, I've unhidden the Administrator account and
installed from it. Word 2003 won't even print in the Administrator
account. Interestingly, installing the printer in the Admin account
didn't install it for my regular account - so I had to install it again
on my regular account (using Run as Admin). Still no printing from Word
2003.
Part of the problem, I think, is that it takes a very long time for
Vista to send to the printer over the network. Even my other programs
take nearly a full minute to print to it (even when I've got the laptop
in the same room as the network router and printer), but at least they
do print to it. I wonder if I can change the time Word will wait for
connecting to the printer in the registry?
I'm glad these solutions worked for everyone else, but they don't work
for me. Any other ideas?
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