Well... more fun

Yesterday I spent a good while trying to figure out why Vista would not add network printers. @serror was returning "Print monitor is unknown". After googling I found the following link, that suggested that you have to actually turn the UAC back on to add the printers.
http://trevinchow.com/blog/2007/01/27/vista-error-the-specified-print-monitor-is-unknown/
For whatever reason this worked.

Then today, I was setting up another Vista computer in the same office, connecting to the same printers. This time however no matter what I did, the printers would not install. Same error, "Print monitor is unknown". Finally found another suggestion, that worked... but just drove me nuts. You have to install the XP drivers locally on the computer (the same drivers that are installed on the server), and then Vista will allow the printer to be added. Now correct me if I'm wrong... but doesn't this defeat the whole purpose of a print server?

Now for the kicker... these were very common HP4250n printers.

GRRR!

{edit: Just found this link with pictures of exactly what what happening:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/windows-forces-you-to-use-uac-to-add-a-printer/ }



Edited by Allen (2007-03-08 06:25 AM)