Sharing A Plotter/Printer

When I try to print (Laptop with Vista) to the Network (XP machine) Plotter,
I receive this message " Windows cannot connect to the printer. The printer
driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that blocks
NT 4.0 drivers". I realize this is an old plotter, however the driver
installs and works fine in the XP enviroment. Is there any way I can remove
this policy?

HP laptop; Vista
Calcomp Techjet Designer 720
XP server

Thanks!

See if this helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282011/en-us
Printer Driver Is Not Compatible If a Policy Is Enabled on Your Computer

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"jr" <jr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE5CC6EF-2765-48AD-AE93-3AF372B72165@microsoft.com...
> When I try to print (Laptop with Vista) to the Network (XP machine)
Plotter,
> I receive this message " Windows cannot connect to the printer. The
printer
> driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that
blocks
> NT 4.0 drivers". I realize this is an old plotter, however the driver
> installs and works fine in the XP enviroment. Is there any way I can
remove
> this policy?
>
> HP laptop; Vista
> Calcomp Techjet Designer 720
> XP server
>
> Thanks!

Here's another:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931719/en-us
Error message when you try to connect to a shared printer in Windows Vista:
"The printer driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer
that blocks NT 4.0 drivers"

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"jr" <jr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE5CC6EF-2765-48AD-AE93-3AF372B72165@microsoft.com...
> When I try to print (Laptop with Vista) to the Network (XP machine)
Plotter,
> I receive this message " Windows cannot connect to the printer. The
printer
> driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that
blocks
> NT 4.0 drivers". I realize this is an old plotter, however the driver
> installs and works fine in the XP enviroment. Is there any way I can
remove
> this policy?
>
> HP laptop; Vista
> Calcomp Techjet Designer 720
> XP server
>
> Thanks!

Method 1
If you are installing a Windows NT 4.0 print driver, contact your network
administrator to have the policy removed.

How????

Thanks!

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

> See if this helps:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282011/en-us
> Printer Driver Is Not Compatible If a Policy Is Enabled on Your Computer
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "jr" <jr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AE5CC6EF-2765-48AD-AE93-3AF372B72165@microsoft.com...
> > When I try to print (Laptop with Vista) to the Network (XP machine)
> Plotter,
> > I receive this message " Windows cannot connect to the printer. The
> printer
> > driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that
> blocks
> > NT 4.0 drivers". I realize this is an old plotter, however the driver
> > installs and works fine in the XP enviroment. Is there any way I can
> remove
> > this policy?
> >
> > HP laptop; Vista
> > Calcomp Techjet Designer 720
> > XP server
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
>

Vista will not load any version 2 kernel mode drivers

Does the vendor have version 3 drivers available?

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"jr" <jr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:753EE353-874D-4F09-BB37-E64A2D5F3020@microsoft.com...
> Method 1
> If you are installing a Windows NT 4.0 print driver, contact your network
> administrator to have the policy removed.
>
> How????
>
> Thanks!
>
> "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:
>
>> See if this helps:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282011/en-us
>> Printer Driver Is Not Compatible If a Policy Is Enabled on Your Computer
>>
>> Hal
>> --
>> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
>> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
>> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
>> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
>> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>>
>> "jr" <jr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AE5CC6EF-2765-48AD-AE93-3AF372B72165@microsoft.com...
>> > When I try to print (Laptop with Vista) to the Network (XP machine)
>> Plotter,
>> > I receive this message " Windows cannot connect to the printer. The
>> printer
>> > driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that
>> blocks
>> > NT 4.0 drivers". I realize this is an old plotter, however the driver
>> > installs and works fine in the XP enviroment. Is there any way I can
>> remove
>> > this policy?
>> >
>> > HP laptop; Vista
>> > Calcomp Techjet Designer 720
>> > XP server
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>>
>>
>>

No the Vendor is no longer in business. How can I get this to work? It works
great in the XP enviroment. Buying a new plotter is out of the question. I
tried to stay with XP but HP said everything that worked in XP will work in
Vista.....That's a lie!!

"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

> Vista will not load any version 2 kernel mode drivers
>
> Does the vendor have version 3 drivers available?
>
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "jr" <jr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:753EE353-874D-4F09-BB37-E64A2D5F3020@microsoft.com...
> > Method 1
> > If you are installing a Windows NT 4.0 print driver, contact your network
> > administrator to have the policy removed.
> >
> > How????
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:
> >
> >> See if this helps:
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282011/en-us
> >> Printer Driver Is Not Compatible If a Policy Is Enabled on Your Computer
> >>
> >> Hal
> >> --
> >> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> >> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> >> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> >> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> >> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
> >>
> >> "jr" <jr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:AE5CC6EF-2765-48AD-AE93-3AF372B72165@microsoft.com...
> >> > When I try to print (Laptop with Vista) to the Network (XP machine)
> >> Plotter,
> >> > I receive this message " Windows cannot connect to the printer. The
> >> printer
> >> > driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that
> >> blocks
> >> > NT 4.0 drivers". I realize this is an old plotter, however the driver
> >> > installs and works fine in the XP enviroment. Is there any way I can
> >> remove
> >> > this policy?
> >> >
> >> > HP laptop; Vista
> >> > Calcomp Techjet Designer 720
> >> > XP server
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>