device add

About this tag
The device add tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about adding printers and other peripherals to Windows systems, including troubleshooting network share access and authentication issues. Topics include connecting to shared printers on older Windows versions like Windows 2000 from Windows 7, resolving credential prompts, and manually adding network devices. Users share solutions for device discovery and driver installation problems.

  1. Windows 7 Windows 7 Not Playing Nice With Win2000

    I am having difficulties accessing the network share to my Windows 2000 printer [printer attatched via USB to Win2000 computer, shared among all computers]. Both computers are behind a router, and are on the same workgroup. My Vista machine did not have any problems accessing this printer or...
    • wm_hunter
    • Thread
    • authentication device add network sharing printer router usb printer windows 2000 windows 7 windows vista workgroup
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    • Forum: Windows Networking