can't install tcp/ip printer

I’m having difficulty with installing a network printer in Visa Business. If
I select Add Printer > Add a network printer > The printer that I want isn’t
listed > Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname, and enter the IP
address of the printer, I get the message “Cannot load wizard pages for
standard TCP/IP port,� which doesn’t allow me to install the printer.

If I install the printer to the LPT1 port and then select Add Port, I don’t
have an option for adding a TCP/IP port.

I was having this type of problem also. I had a laptop with Vista Home
Premium, laptop with Win XP Pro and the desktop/printer controller
with WIN XP Pro all connected through a Linksys Router Wireless.
I had to finally turn off the firewall's I had on all three computers,
got the printers setup and now all is fine.
I am not sure this will work for you, but it is a suggestion.

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:26:25 -0700, CozmicOne
<CozmicOne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I’m having difficulty with installing a network printer in Visa Business. If
>I select Add Printer > Add a network printer > The printer that I want isn’t
>listed > Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname, and enter the IP
>address of the printer, I get the message “Cannot load wizard pages for
>standard TCP/IP port,” which doesn’t allow me to install the printer.
>
>If I install the printer to the LPT1 port and then select Add Port, I don’t
>have an option for adding a TCP/IP port.


Dan (Still going in circles)

I found that the registry key for “Standard TCP/IP Ports� was missing. Once
this was added back, everything was fine.

"skip" wrote:

> I was having this type of problem also. I had a laptop with Vista Home
> Premium, laptop with Win XP Pro and the desktop/printer controller
> with WIN XP Pro all connected through a Linksys Router Wireless.
> I had to finally turn off the firewall's I had on all three computers,
> got the printers setup and now all is fine.
> I am not sure this will work for you, but it is a suggestion.
>
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:26:25 -0700, CozmicOne
> <CozmicOne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I’m having difficulty with installing a network printer in Visa Business. If
> >I select Add Printer > Add a network printer > The printer that I want isn’t
> >listed > Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname, and enter the IP
> >address of the printer, I get the message “Cannot load wizard pages for
> >standard TCP/IP port,� which doesn’t allow me to install the printer.
> >
> >If I install the printer to the LPT1 port and then select Add Port, I don’t
> >have an option for adding a TCP/IP port.
>
>
> Dan (Still going in circles)
>

Hello Cozmic One,
Could you please give details on how to do this? Where do you find
this registry key?
Thanks very much.

"CozmicOne" wrote:

> I found that the registry key for “Standard TCP/IP Ports� was missing. Once
> this was added back, everything was fine.
>
> "skip" wrote:
>
> > I was having this type of problem also. I had a laptop with Vista Home
> > Premium, laptop with Win XP Pro and the desktop/printer controller
> > with WIN XP Pro all connected through a Linksys Router Wireless.
> > I had to finally turn off the firewall's I had on all three computers,
> > got the printers setup and now all is fine.
> > I am not sure this will work for you, but it is a suggestion.
> >
> > On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:26:25 -0700, CozmicOne
> > <CozmicOne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >I’m having difficulty with installing a network printer in Visa Business. If
> > >I select Add Printer > Add a network printer > The printer that I want isn’t
> > >listed > Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname, and enter the IP
> > >address of the printer, I get the message “Cannot load wizard pages for
> > >standard TCP/IP port,� which doesn’t allow me to install the printer.
> > >
> > >If I install the printer to the LPT1 port and then select Add Port, I don’t
> > >have an option for adding a TCP/IP port.
> >
> >
> > Dan (Still going in circles)
> >

> > If you have any Win2k or greater system handy you can export the
> > Standard
> > TCP/IP Port key and import to the other machine. Even if you do not
> > export
> > this key if you can look at this key for guidance when adding back the
> > entry
> > it is helpful.
> > stop and start spooler
> >
> >
> > if not, locate
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Print\Monitor\
> >
> > Add key
> > Standard TCP/IP Port
> > Add String Value; value name=Driver; value data=tcpmon.dll
> >
> > under Standard TCP/IP Port
> > Add Key
> > Ports
> > Add three Dwords in Ports (I am listing the value data in
decimal)
> > LprAckTimeout value data= 180
> > StatusUpda****abled value data= 1
> > StatusUpdateInterval value data= 10
> >
> > stop and start spooler
> >



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"ConnieMax" <ConnieMax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EC3A04F7-5E2C-4990-89A1-A5D61E78B75C@microsoft.com...
> Hello Cozmic One,
> Could you please give details on how to do this? Where do you find
> this registry key?
> Thanks very much.
>
> "CozmicOne" wrote:
>
>> I found that the registry key for "Standard TCP/IP Ports" was missing.
>> Once
>> this was added back, everything was fine.
>>
>> "skip" wrote:
>>
>> > I was having this type of problem also. I had a laptop with Vista Home
>> > Premium, laptop with Win XP Pro and the desktop/printer controller
>> > with WIN XP Pro all connected through a Linksys Router Wireless.
>> > I had to finally turn off the firewall's I had on all three computers,
>> > got the printers setup and now all is fine.
>> > I am not sure this will work for you, but it is a suggestion.
>> >
>> > On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:26:25 -0700, CozmicOne
>> > <CozmicOne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > >I'm having difficulty with installing a network printer in Visa
>> > >Business. If
>> > >I select Add Printer > Add a network printer > The printer that I want
>> > >isn't
>> > >listed > Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname, and enter
>> > >the IP
>> > >address of the printer, I get the message "Cannot load wizard pages
>> > >for
>> > >standard TCP/IP port," which doesn't allow me to install the printer.
>> > >
>> > >If I install the printer to the LPT1 port and then select Add Port, I
>> > >don't
>> > >have an option for adding a TCP/IP port.
>> >
>> >
>> > Dan (Still going in circles)
>> >