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
    2011-05-17T18:50:19+00:00

    I am having the same problem with Windows 7 Word 2010. I tried all of the above responses and when I try right clicking on add printer to run as administrator nothing happens. Has anyone figured this out yet?

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-06-15T20:46:28+00:00

    I am runningVista Business and Word 2010.

    Suddenly after my computer man  changed our antivirus to Comodo.

    I get this error message when I try to print.

    'No printers installed'

    When I try and add a printer I receive this message.

    'The Active Directory Domain Services is currently unavailable'

    When I check my control panel all my printers are installed.

    Our computer man says this is a problem with Word 2010 and that Microsfoft are aware of it

    but do not know how to fix it.

    Is this true?

    Please help find a solution that works.

    Thank you

    Julius

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-06-22T16:07:19+00:00

    Have the same issue.  Win 7 Pro 32, Word 2010 Starter edition, running Comodo.  I never tried the printer before installing Comodo to know if this is a symptom or side effect of Comodo or just Word being disfunctional.  Anyone else having this issue?

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-06-24T15:14:36+00:00

    By switching Comodo's Defense+ service to off and restarting Word, the printer automagically appeared.  There was no mode in which Defense+ allowed me to print using Word 2010 ONLY.  I could print in any other application.  This is strange, but then again why Word needs access to virtual drives like Q: is strange. Sorry Comodo, but problem solved for me.

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