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Old 01-05-2008, 04:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Can anyone tell me how I can connect a network printer to a Vista laptop, no
matter which way I go it always falls at the end with the following error
message.

[Window Title]
Connect to Printer

[Main Instruction]
Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed
(error 0x0000046a).

Thank you

[OK]
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Old 01-05-2008, 06:41 PM   #2 (permalink)
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What do you receive if using net view \\vistaname command?

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> Can anyone tell me how I can connect a network printer to a Vista laptop,
> no
> matter which way I go it always falls at the end with the following error
> message.
>
> [Window Title]
> Connect to Printer
>
> [Main Instruction]
> Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed
> (error 0x0000046a).
>
> Thank you
>
> [OK]
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Old 01-05-2008, 08:24 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks Bob, foregive me, but I do not understand the question! Do you know
what the error code i am getting indicates?

Steve

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
Quote:
> What do you receive if using net view \\vistaname command?
>
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> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "steve t" <stevet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:506792EC-3318-46F6-9B4C-D401FF60E979@microsoft.com...
Quote:
> > Can anyone tell me how I can connect a network printer to a Vista laptop,
> > no
> > matter which way I go it always falls at the end with the following error
> > message.
> >
> > [Window Title]
> > Connect to Printer
> >
> > [Main Instruction]
> > Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed
> > (error 0x0000046a).
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > [OK]
>
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Old 01-06-2008, 12:31 AM   #4 (permalink)
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If you have problem to access a remote computer, net view may tell a system
error. from the system errors, we may know what's the problem. Or this
search result may help.

System ErrorsSystem Error code: 5, 53 and 66 System error 8 - Not enough
storage is available to process this command System error 21 has occurred -
The device is not ...
www.chicagotech.net/systemerrors.htm


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> Thanks Bob, foregive me, but I do not understand the question! Do you
> know
> what the error code i am getting indicates?
>
> Steve
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
Quote:
>> What do you receive if using net view \\vistaname command?
>>
>> --
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>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>
>>
>> "steve t" <stevet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:506792EC-3318-46F6-9B4C-D401FF60E979@microsoft.com...
Quote:
>> > Can anyone tell me how I can connect a network printer to a Vista
>> > laptop,
>> > no
>> > matter which way I go it always falls at the end with the following
>> > error
>> > message.
>> >
>> > [Window Title]
>> > Connect to Printer
>> >
>> > [Main Instruction]
>> > Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed
>> > (error 0x0000046a).
>> >
>> > Thank you
>> >
>> > [OK]
>>
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Old 05-07-2008, 09:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I have the same error (0x0000046a) when trying to connect to my printer. When
I do
net view \\vista name
I get the following

Canon MP210 series Printer Print
Public Disk
ShareDocs Disk
Users Disk
The command completed successfully

Please help....Shane

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Old 05-08-2008, 12:39 AM   #6 (permalink)
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This could be IRPStackSize issue. This post may help.
Vista: Error Code Collections
Dec 24, 2007 ... Error: 0x0000046a: when trying to share a remote
computer, you may receive this error code and Not enough server storage is
available to ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?p=771


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>I have the same error (0x0000046a) when trying to connect to my printer.
>When
> I do
> net view \\vista name
> I get the following
>
> Canon MP210 series Printer Print
> Public Disk
> ShareDocs Disk
> Users Disk
> The command completed successfully
>
> Please help....Shane
>
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