Sharing Printer to a User with no Profile

[spacesurfer]

I need to share a printer to a user who doesn't have a profile on a computer attached to the printer at home.

My desktop is a Vista x64 that has the printer attached and shared over the network. I have 3 profiles on it - A, B, and C.

My sister's laptop has three profiles, B, C, and D; where her profile is D and is not on the desktop.

I'm B and I can use the printer over the network.

However, she (D) can't use the printer because she doesn't have a profile. Is there a way I can share the printer to her without adding her as a user to the desktop?

I've tried everything I can think of.

[mad_raven]

In the 'Network and Sharing Center' on the Vista machine check that Printer sharing is enabled and that it isn't password protected. If it is then there is an option further down to disable the password protection.

[spacesurfer]

Ok, the status says Printer sharing is enabled but password required. There is no option to bypass password. My only options are turn sharing on or off.

Any idea how to disable password required just for printer and not files.

[mad_raven]

On the machine I tested it on there was an option directly below the printer sharing option which gave the option of turning the password on or off. As far as I'm aware the password option was only for the printers, and as soon as I turned it off I was able to gain access to the machines printers, but not the file shares.

I was testing on a machine running Vista Business attached to a workgroup. Although I see no reason why the option shouldn't be available on other versions.

[spacesurfer]

On the machine I tested it on there was an option directly below the printer sharing option which gave the option of turning the password on or off. As far as I'm aware the password option was only for the printers, and as soon as I turned it off I was able to gain access to the machines printers, but not the file shares.

I was testing on a machine running Vista Business attached to a workgroup. Although I see no reason why the option shouldn't be available on other versions.

I'm using Ultimate and below is a screenshot of file and printer sharing. I want to keep "password protected sharing" on, obviously for the files, but I cannot disable it alone for the printer.

[mad_raven]

As long as the shares aren't setup to allow everyone access to them, then I believe that disabling the password protected sharing won't have any effect on anything other than the public shared folders and the printers (however I could be wrong).

I will test when I get home tonight and let you know what I find, as the machine I was using at work is used by someone else.

EDIT: Right I have just tested it on my machine at home and with the password protected sharing enabled I was unable to connect to the machine's printers or shares without entering a password.

Once I disabled 'Password Protected Sharing' I was able to access the printers and the public shared folders but not the other shares.

The other file shares will only allow people who are authorised to access them, but won't ask for a password from those that aren't. (just like XP shares)

Tested on Vista Ultimate X64 with Vista Home Premium as the second machine

Edited April 15, 2009 by mad_raven