Now Try Fix “Windows Cannot Connect to the Printer” Error in Windows

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While staying in our network if we try to access our network printer which is connected to our network and pass a print command to the printer sometimes we got the error like “Windows Cannot Connect to the Printer” , "Access is Denied" or “Windows Cannot Connect to the Printer. Access is Denied”.

1. This error may occur due to many reasons, most of the time it happens due to Wrong configuration of the Windows Firewall
2. Anti virus,
3. Wrong Printers Configuration.

Now Lets try to resolve "Windows Cannot Connect to printer" Under these three highlighted issues, What you need to resolve these errors is simply follow the following Defined steps
Firewall If you got the error message first goto system firewall and check either firewall is configured correctly or not. Try to look at File and Printer Sharing option which must be Set Allowed. To Check it follow the following steps

1. Click Start.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Click Windows Firewall.
4. Click Exceptions.
5. Thick the File and Printer Sharing option.

Antivirus Now if your Firewall is configured correctly try to Turn Off your anti virus program and spy-ware program which you had installed on your system previously and check by giving your printer printing command Configuration If your system firewall is configured correctly and spy-ware is not creating any trouble check the printers configuration under the following guidelines

1. Try to add your network printer as a local printer. To do that, click Start.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Click the Printer icon.
4. Click Add a Printer.
5. Click Add a Local Printer.
6. Now, select Create a New Port and then type as Local Port. Click the Next button.
7. In the Port name field, type your network path for the printer you want to use and click Next.
8. At this point take your Printer CD containing your Printer drivers.
9. Follow your computer instruction. (it should ask you to install your printer drivers).
10. Done!

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