printer permissions

Posted: 12-29-2003, 08:05 PM

Aldersgate UMC

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We are a small organization using one computer between
five or six people. We have windows XP, which allows us
to set up user accounts for each person. Two of us are
set up as "administrators," while the others are "limited
accounts." The problem is that only the "administrators"
can print and the limited accounts. We have
unsuccessfully tried, through XP's "Help & Support"
interface, to enable everyone to print. It tells us to
right click on the printer icon while holding down the
control button. We are supposed to see a "security" tab,
which is where the permission is supposed to take place.
However, no "security" tab shows up. I have tried the
other accounts set up as "administrators" and the print
function works, but we need to not have everyone as
administrators. HELP!!!!

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Frank

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Re: printer permissions

Posted: 12-30-2003, 05:04 AM

"Aldersgate UMC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We are a small organization using one computer between
> five or six people. We have windows XP, which allows us
> to set up user accounts for each person. Two of us are
> set up as "administrators," while the others are "limited
> accounts." The problem is that only the "administrators"
> can print and the limited accounts. We have
> unsuccessfully tried, through XP's "Help & Support"
> interface, to enable everyone to print. It tells us to
> right click on the printer icon while holding down the
> control button. We are supposed to see a "security" tab,
> which is where the permission is supposed to take place.
> However, no "security" tab shows up. I have tried the
> other accounts set up as "administrators" and the print
> function works, but we need to not have everyone as
> administrators. HELP!!!!

To share your printer

1.. Open Printers and Faxes.
2.. Right-click the printer you want to share, and then click Sharing.
3.. The options you see on the Sharing tab differ depending on whether
sharing is enabled on your computer. For instructions on what to do next,
click the option that describes what you see on the Sharing tab.
I see text stating that printer sharing must be turned on

a.. You need to enable printer sharing by running the Network Setup
Wizard. Start it by clicking the link on the Sharing tab, and then follow
the instructions. Once sharing is enabled, begin this procedure again.
I see options for sharing or not sharing the printer

1.. On the Sharing tab, click Share this printer and then type a share
name for the shared printer.
2.. If you share the printer with users on different hardware or
different operating systems, click Additional Drivers. Click the environment
and operating system for the other computers, and then click OK to install
the additional drivers.
Drivers for users running other versions of Windows (Windows 95, Windows
98, or Windows NT 4.0) are located on the Support CD. Printer drivers for
Windows NT 3.1 and Windows NT 3.5 are not included.

3.. Click OK, or, if you have installed additional drivers, click Close.
Notes

a.. To open Printers and Faxes, click Start, click Control Panel, and then
double-click Printers and Faxes.
b.. You can also share a printer in Printers and Faxes by clicking the
printer you want to share, and then clicking Share this printer under Tasks
on the left side of the window. This option is available only if folders are
set to look like a Web page and a printer is selected. For more information,
click Related Topics.
c.. Printers are not shared by default when you install them on Windows XP
Home Edition, but you can choose to share any printer you install on your
computer.
d.. When you publish a printer in Active Directory, other users logged
onto the Windows domain will be able to search for the printer based on its
location and features such as how many pages it prints per minute and
whether color printing is supported.

Cari MS-MVP

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Re: printer permissions

Posted: 12-30-2003, 07:45 AM

If this is XP Home you are using and you also have Norton Antivirus
installed, this is a known problem.....

Print direct to the printer instead of using the spooler

Go into the Control Panel and click on Printers & Faxes. Right click on the
printer and select Properties. Click on the Advanced tab.....

Middle of the page..... Click on Print Directly to Printer

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Aldersgate UMC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02c001c3ce47$243440f0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> We are a small organization using one computer between
> five or six people. We have windows XP, which allows us
> to set up user accounts for each person. Two of us are
> set up as "administrators," while the others are "limited
> accounts." The problem is that only the "administrators"
> can print and the limited accounts. We have
> unsuccessfully tried, through XP's "Help & Support"
> interface, to enable everyone to print. It tells us to
> right click on the printer icon while holding down the
> control button. We are supposed to see a "security" tab,
> which is where the permission is supposed to take place.
> However, no "security" tab shows up. I have tried the
> other accounts set up as "administrators" and the print
> function works, but we need to not have everyone as
> administrators. HELP!!!!

Edward W. Thompson

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Printer Permissions

Posted: 07-06-2005, 02:25 PM

For reasons unknown I can no longer connect to my printer from my laptop. I
have been printing from the laptop without problems for over a year. My OS
is WINXP Pro SP2 and is fully up to date with all patches installed.

My printer is hardwire connected to my desktop and my laptop connects via a
wireless connection. The wireless connection between the two machines is OK
as I can share files and connect to the web from the laptop. The desktop
prints without problems. When I try to print from the laptop using Notepad I
get an error message 'Invalid Handles' (or words to that effect).

I have deleted and reloaded printer drivers (HP930c) ad nauseum. When I try
to set up printer sharing using the 'Wizard', the laptop sees the printer
share name (using browse) and drivers are downloaded to the laptop and the
Wizard completes normally without error messages.

I have concluded, correctly I think, that the problem is not a network
problem as the network functions satisfactorily in all other respects. From
my 'research' (Google and the like) I have run out of ideas. The problem
might be related to printer permissions but I do not have a 'Security' tab
under printer properties ('hp deskjet 930c Properties') on either the laptop
or desktop as indicated by 'Help and Support' so I cannot check printer
permissions. I know this may be a long shot as the permissions default is
'all users' but I am puzzled why I do not have the 'Security' option.

I would appreciate it if anyone can suggest why the printer Security option
is missing from my system and how to restore it. Any other suggestions on
what my problem maybe will be equally welcome.

Byte

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RE: Printer Permissions

Posted: 07-06-2005, 04:33 PM

The Security option is called "Sharing", see if you have that.
--
Some days you're the windshield,
some days you're the bug.

"Edward W. Thompson" wrote:

> For reasons unknown I can no longer connect to my printer from my laptop. I
> have been printing from the laptop without problems for over a year. My OS
> is WINXP Pro SP2 and is fully up to date with all patches installed.
>
> My printer is hardwire connected to my desktop and my laptop connects via a
> wireless connection. The wireless connection between the two machines is OK
> as I can share files and connect to the web from the laptop. The desktop
> prints without problems. When I try to print from the laptop using Notepad I
> get an error message 'Invalid Handles' (or words to that effect).
>
> I have deleted and reloaded printer drivers (HP930c) ad nauseum. When I try
> to set up printer sharing using the 'Wizard', the laptop sees the printer
> share name (using browse) and drivers are downloaded to the laptop and the
> Wizard completes normally without error messages.
>
> I have concluded, correctly I think, that the problem is not a network
> problem as the network functions satisfactorily in all other respects. From
> my 'research' (Google and the like) I have run out of ideas. The problem
> might be related to printer permissions but I do not have a 'Security' tab
> under printer properties ('hp deskjet 930c Properties') on either the laptop
> or desktop as indicated by 'Help and Support' so I cannot check printer
> permissions. I know this may be a long shot as the permissions default is
> 'all users' but I am puzzled why I do not have the 'Security' option.
>
> I would appreciate it if anyone can suggest why the printer Security option
> is missing from my system and how to restore it. Any other suggestions on
> what my problem maybe will be equally welcome.
>
>
>

Leo

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RE: Printer Permissions

Posted: 07-14-2005, 11:09 PM

I have a similar problem in regards to not having this"security" tab. I
can't even get other users on the same computer to be able to print even
though the user sees the printer and shows that it is properly installed. In
fact, it even sends the print job but it just never prints unless I am
printing through the Admin. I was given the following link to try and take
care of this:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...sscontrol.mspx

At the bottom, it tells you supposedly how to turn on the security tab so
you can use it. Unfortunately, the part where it tells you to uncheck the
box with "Use simple file sharing " marked doesnt exist for me. Maybe this
will help you, however, it still hasn't helped me!

If anyone else know what to do that would be great.

Leo

"Edward W. Thompson" wrote:

> For reasons unknown I can no longer connect to my printer from my laptop. I
> have been printing from the laptop without problems for over a year. My OS
> is WINXP Pro SP2 and is fully up to date with all patches installed.
>
> My printer is hardwire connected to my desktop and my laptop connects via a
> wireless connection. The wireless connection between the two machines is OK
> as I can share files and connect to the web from the laptop. The desktop
> prints without problems. When I try to print from the laptop using Notepad I
> get an error message 'Invalid Handles' (or words to that effect).
>
> I have deleted and reloaded printer drivers (HP930c) ad nauseum. When I try
> to set up printer sharing using the 'Wizard', the laptop sees the printer
> share name (using browse) and drivers are downloaded to the laptop and the
> Wizard completes normally without error messages.
>
> I have concluded, correctly I think, that the problem is not a network
> problem as the network functions satisfactorily in all other respects. From
> my 'research' (Google and the like) I have run out of ideas. The problem
> might be related to printer permissions but I do not have a 'Security' tab
> under printer properties ('hp deskjet 930c Properties') on either the laptop
> or desktop as indicated by 'Help and Support' so I cannot check printer
> permissions. I know this may be a long shot as the permissions default is
> 'all users' but I am puzzled why I do not have the 'Security' option.
>
> I would appreciate it if anyone can suggest why the printer Security option
> is missing from my system and how to restore it. Any other suggestions on
> what my problem maybe will be equally welcome.
>
>
>

MedRxman

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Printer Permissions

Posted: 10-23-2006, 10:07 PM

I have a printer that is shared on my home network and works as should.

I was exploring printer sharing for a friend who is having a sharing problem
and discovered that I do not have the Security Tab as indicated below to set
permissions for a printer if I wanted to.

Any idea why?

TIA

BL aka MedRxMan

Set up new permissions for a printer

1.. Open Printers and Faxes.
2.. Right-click the printer for which you want to set permissions, click
Properties, and then click the Security tab.

MedRxman

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Re: Printer Permissions

Posted: 10-23-2006, 10:26 PM

SOLVED:
After a bit more googling here is the solution:

"If the tab appears in Safe Mode, but not normal mode, it means that 'Use
simple file sharing - recommended' is checkmarked in Control Panel, Folder
Options, View."

Unticking the simple file sharing allowed the security tab to appear.

"MedRxman" <medrxman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I have a printer that is shared on my home network and works as should.
>
> I was exploring printer sharing for a friend who is having a sharing
> problem and discovered that I do not have the Security Tab as indicated
> below to set permissions for a printer if I wanted to.
>
> Any idea why?
>
>
>
> TIA
>
> BL aka MedRxMan
>
>
>
> Set up new permissions for a printer
>
> 1.. Open Printers and Faxes.
> 2.. Right-click the printer for which you want to set permissions, click
> Properties, and then click the Security tab.
>
>
>

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