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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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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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My printer does not show up in options
how else can I locate printer to add?
thanks
This was a new printer I was installing and I mistakenly thought you just did the install on the computer and it did everything but that is not the case, now you have to assign the printer to your router from the printer screen and then it can be seen by the computer. Hope this helps
I cant connect my printer to my laptop
Amazing... 140 replies to this... I subscribed to this issue YEARS ago
