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Cannot set up printer
From my desktop PC I use a remote printer attached to a laptop via USB. It worked for months, but not anymore.
So on the desktop PC I removed that printer, intending to recreate it. But I cannot.
From the Printers & scanners control panel, when I click on Add a printer or scanner it searches but cannot find the printer.
So then when I click The printer that I want isn't listed I get this error:
Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.
You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.
When I click on Print server properties I get that same error.
In the Bluetooth & other devices section when I click on Send or receive files via Bluetooth I get that same error.
In the Bluetooth & other devices section when I click on More Bluetooth options I get that same error.
For all of these situations there must be some file/program that cannot be accessed, presumably because of permissions.
Note that the title bar of the error popup says: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
So I guess that rundll32.exe is being given a file name (a dll file maybe ?) that it cannot access.
But what file is that? How do I fix this?.
.Also ... If I log in as Administrator, I do NOT get that error.
And if I log in using my wife's account, I do NOT get that error.
Does that help pinpoint the problem?
Anyway ... logged in as either Admin or wife's account I can try to create the printer. But no luck.
I tried \\xxx.xxx.xx.xxx\Canon MX470 (that's the IP and printer name). Windows cannot find it.
I checked the laptop ... and this printer **is being shared** on a private network.
(I checked: both the desktop and laptop are on the "private" network profile.)
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