clicking Find Printer shows error "The Active Directory Domain Services is currently unavailable" i am on a home network

Anonymous
2010-05-21T12:33:03+00:00

When I try to "Find Printer (in MSWord, e.g.) I get the message: The Active Directory Domain Services is currently unavailable.

I'm running Vista Ultimate (SP2) on a home network; and I'm the Administrator.

How do I make the ADDS available?

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Anonymous
2010-05-28T03:56:59+00:00

Hello Dick Bard,

Thanks for posting in the Microsoft Answers forum! To add to Lorie – One’s suggestion, please try following the steps below:

>Go to Control Panel

> Select Printers

> Right-click on Add Printer

> Select Run as Administrator

Now try to add your network printer.

Please let me know if this helps J

Adam

Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-10-17T22:14:52+00:00

    Ok, what you do is you go on Microsoft word or powerpoint. You go print in another way ctrl+p. Afterward they will say print. Find find printer. and start searching!!!!!! Hope it works on you!!!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-10T16:28:19+00:00

    When I try to "Find Printer (in MSWord, e.g.) I get the message: The Active Directory Domain Services is currently unavailable.

    I'm running Vista Ultimate (SP2) on a home network; and I'm the Administrator.

    How do I make the ADDS available?

    You must enable the Print Spooler service, so on the search bar type in "services". in the new window that opens, scroll down to "print spooler", right click it and click "start". To enable it for definite, click properties and go to startup type and select one of the "automatic" modes. Hope it helps!

    Lorenzo

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-26T06:18:07+00:00

    Thankyou! :)

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-05-25T23:56:56+00:00

    Thank you!  Quick, easy solution that worked great.

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