Can't Connect to Printer on XP

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Vista Print Issues
Solved: Vista print Error 0x00000866 Resolution: 1. Add a Local
Printer and then create a new port pointing to the shared printer. ...
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"Jim Wetzel" <JimWetzel RemoveThis @eMail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm running Vista w/SP1 and trying to connect to a HPF380 on an XP SP3
> machine. I can access files on the XP machine, see the printer but when I
> try
> to connect I get "Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could
> not
> be completed (error 0x000003eb)."
>
> I have the F380 drivers installed on the Vista machine -- just can
> t get past the error message nor find any reference to the error message.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Jim

Mick and Robert,

Thanks for the response -- the problem actually turned out to be some of the
extra printer software that was installed along with the driver. I went back
and un-installed to the bare minimum and low and behold the systems
connected.

I had run the XP wizard but had not tried the local mapping.

Thanks for the prompt replies.

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Have you run XP's Home Network Wizard to allow file and printer sharing?
> And in Vista's Network and Sharing>Add Network Device>Browse to XP's
> Printer> install.
> --
> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>
>
> "Jim Wetzel" wrote:
>
> > I'm running Vista w/SP1 and trying to connect to a HPF380 on an XP SP3
> > machine. I can access files on the XP machine, see the printer but when I try
> > to connect I get "Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not
> > be completed (error 0x000003eb)."
> >
> > I have the F380 drivers installed on the Vista machine -- just can
> > t get past the error message nor find any reference to the error message.
> >
> > Suggestions?
> >
> > Jim