Windows 10: Can't add Shared Printer Without Credentials

I have been printing from one computer to a printer connected to another computer on my small office network for Years. A few weeks a go I started having issues with not being able to open the the printer properties to change paper size and so forth. When I try to open the Properties of that printer in Settings I get an access denied error. I removed the printer and tried to install it again but it always asks me for Username and Password, however I have all the sharing settings set to allow File and Print sharing turned on, Network discovery is on and password protected sharing is turned off. Everything should work, but it doesn't. Even when I enter the username and password for the computer it's connected to It tells me they are incorrect. This is crazy! I'm very familiar with a small network and file and print sharing, and everything is set so that it should work.


What am i Missing?


Thanks in Advance!


P.S. I can share files just fine between the two computers and the shared printer shows up just fine when I open that computer in the Network locations in File explorer, so it able to see it just fine. Just won't connect.

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Can't share printer—getting error message

Step 1: Go to store.
Step 2: Buy a less shitty printer.
Step 3: Pick up some beer while you are there.
Step 4: Enjoy both your new printer and your beer.

In all seriousness, I have had more issues with Lexmark printers and their shitty drivers then any other manufacturer, HP is a close second though.

However, if you don't want to get a new printer*Laugh :laugh:, and I can understand that, when my Lexmark was giving me the same troubles in Win7(and Vista) I had to make sure the Windows firewall was ON and the firewall service was enabled and running. After I shared it I could re-disable the firewall and firewall services.

 

Can't share printer—getting error message

Yeah, I have windows firewall disabled, and I don't use any other firewall... mostly to prevent stupid issues like this.

None taken... and yeah, I do.

 

Can't share printer—getting error message

Ok, I'm going to take this one step further... I moved the printer to my server (thoroughbred) and it will handle the printing from now on. Now I won't have printer drivers on my gaming machine...

I'm a bit worried about sharing it between a 32-bit xp system and a 64-bit 7 system, though