Windows 7 - Printer Sharing asking for password
phuschnickens
Beverly Hills, Michigan Member
I'm embarrassed to be asking this because it is so simple but somehow I just can't get it working:
Basically I have a new network of Windows 7 computers and I'm trying to set up printer sharing. When all of the computers have the same username and same password all works fine. The goal is to have a different password on each computer. Upon changing the password on the computer which is sharing the printer, those computers attempting to print to that printer no longer work. I then go through and re-setup the printer on the "client" computers and I'm then prompted for the password. I'll give an example below:
Computer which is sharing printer: office1, user: owner, pass: marv
Computer which is trying to print: office2, user: owner, pass: obrien
Workgroup: SERVICES
When i'm prompted for the credentials I enter what would make the most sense which is:
user: office1\owner
pass: marv
That doesn't work. Invalid credentials. So i also try every other conceivable configuration
User: office2\owner
pass: marv
User: office1\owner
pass: obrien
user: owner
pass: marv
etc., etc.
I've also tried giving the computers unique usernames in addition to unique passwords just in case Windows was getting confused by that or something. Shared network folders do not seem to have this problem. I'm also going to need to print from an XP computer to a Windows 7 computer, but I'll attempt that after getting 7 to 7 working.
Thanks!!!
Basically I have a new network of Windows 7 computers and I'm trying to set up printer sharing. When all of the computers have the same username and same password all works fine. The goal is to have a different password on each computer. Upon changing the password on the computer which is sharing the printer, those computers attempting to print to that printer no longer work. I then go through and re-setup the printer on the "client" computers and I'm then prompted for the password. I'll give an example below:
Computer which is sharing printer: office1, user: owner, pass: marv
Computer which is trying to print: office2, user: owner, pass: obrien
Workgroup: SERVICES
When i'm prompted for the credentials I enter what would make the most sense which is:
user: office1\owner
pass: marv
That doesn't work. Invalid credentials. So i also try every other conceivable configuration
User: office2\owner
pass: marv
User: office1\owner
pass: obrien
user: owner
pass: marv
etc., etc.
I've also tried giving the computers unique usernames in addition to unique passwords just in case Windows was getting confused by that or something. Shared network folders do not seem to have this problem. I'm also going to need to print from an XP computer to a Windows 7 computer, but I'll attempt that after getting 7 to 7 working.
Thanks!!!
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I know there are plenty of things that might preclude homegroup use, but if it's available, it's wonderful.