Specified port cannot be added. The request is not supported

Hi Alan,

I've tried several different port names,

Monday
"Monday"
adskflasdöf
"adskflasdöf"
Test
"Test"
"C:\Temp\Test"
C:\Temp\Test
,..........

Before I try to add the new port I've also checked if thoose may already
exists. I've also checked theese port names on other systems wether they're
valid or not and I could add all of this ports on other systems.

Is there any way to get a detailed explanation why this specific behaviour
occur's on this one machine? What are theese greater restraints the UI is
putting on the port name? The point is I found a workaround through adding
the port through a small application which in turn is using the Api's but
nevertheless I'd like to know the reason. All the comments on this issue,
most of them where posted 200-2003, didn't get solved ever.

Kind regards, Lela


"Alan Morris [MSFT]" <alanmo@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> this depends on the port name. The UI puts greater restraints on port
> names than the spooler APIs
>
> port names with "" and \ come to mind first.
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> "lela" <lela_dd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I'm faced with the above error message on a WindowsXP Media Center
>> installation. Version 2002 wit Sp2.
>>
>> - I've checked registry settings of port monitor "localspl.dll".
>> - I've checked version of localspl.dll
>> - I've checked wether or not a second version of localspl.dll exists on
>> the system.
>> - I'm not connected through a terminal session (at least I assume so).
>>
>> The thing I'm not able to understand is, that I can add a local port
>> through "AddPortEx" function of winspool.drv as well as through "XcvData"
>> through a small test application. The above mentioned error message only
>> appear if the user creates the local port through Printer & Faxes >
>> Serverproperties > Add port, or through add priner wizard.
>>
>> I've read in some ng archives quite similar posts, but none of them has
>> been solved. Has anybody ever solved the above described issue.
>>
>> Kind regards, Lela
>>

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