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    Can't get Windows Printer working with 11.10 64 bit

    Until a few days ago, I ran 32 bit Kubuntu 11.10, and shared a printer on my wife's Vista PC. No problems.

    Yesterday, I replaced 32 bit Kubuntu with 64 bit Kubuntu. Most things went very well (the advantage of a seperate /home partition, I guess). Except, no printer. So, I tried installing it again.

    1. Nothing on the Vista PC (called "tosh") has changed. The printer (called "canon270") is still set for sharing.
    2. I tried to add it via System Settings -> Printer Configuration -> New Printer -> Windows Printer via SAMBA.
    3. I couldn't see it by browsing for it, so I entered "SMB://tosh/canon270" - this didn't verify, but I went ahead and chose the CUPS driver (Gutenberg simplified?).
    4. Printer seemed to exist, so I sent a simple document to it. Nothing appeared at the printer
    5. I looked at the print queue in CUPS - it said the document had printed!

    I have also tried to install it via CUPS, and also tried both methods but calling it an IPP printer. Still nothing.

    I must be making a simple mistake somewhere, but I can't find it.

    So, if anyone can help me with this, I'll be very grateful.

    Thanks
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    #2
    You kept the same /home partition? So there could be some settings there that conflict (not sure if that's likely)? What happens if you create a brand-new user account and try setting up the printer from that?
    I'd rather be locked out than locked in.
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      #3
      Originally posted by SecretCode View Post
      You kept the same /home partition? So there could be some settings there that conflict (not sure if that's likely)? What happens if you create a brand-new user account and try setting up the printer from that?
      Alas, SecretCode, no success. I've just tried that and got the same results.

      As they say in Scotland, this is doing my head in!

      Thanks for the suggestion
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        #4
        Problem solved

        Done it.

        It seems that the process needed access to be authenticated, with my Vista ID and password. I don't think it did last time (though I may be wrong) which is why I kept skipping that step.

        Cheers
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          #5
          That actually makes sense. When you installed 11.10 64-bit on the same PC previously setup and configured to work with Vista using 11.10 32-bit, you created a 'new PC' in the eyes of Vista.
          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
          "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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            #6
            Originally posted by Snowhog View Post
            That actually makes sense. When you installed 11.10 64-bit on the same PC previously setup and configured to work with Vista using 11.10 32-bit, you created a 'new PC' in the eyes of Vista.
            Yeah, I could have saved myself a lot of grief if I'd just tried it a bit earlier. But, I thought I knew what I was doing.........

            All I need to do now is get the 32 bit Canon drivers working in a 64 bit environment (the CUPS drivers are very limited)

            Cheers
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