Cannot connect to the printer operation could not be completed

[zillah]

I used to have two desktops A & B, they have internet sharing and
printer sharing , they were working fine.

Desktop A XP Professional SP2 PC has got two printers (HP and
Samsung) connected directly (USB cable), and Printer sharing is turned
on .

I bought another Desktop to replace B, because B is an old PC.

From the Desktop B, when attempting to chose the option :

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A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer
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, to add a shared printer , I can browse and see the printers name (hp
and Samsung), however, when I attempt to
connect both of them, I get the following error:

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cannot connect to the printer operation could not be completed error
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Do I need to have admin account with their passwords on both Desktop
to be able to share the printers ?

[zillah]

Both PCs have XP prof SP2, and both of them on the same workgroup name
(MSHOME)

[Nanny]

I would access services and make sure the print spooler service was running.
It might require a restart.

Also make sure your account has the correct permissions to add a printer and
that no local policy restrictions are in place for that account.

Cheers

[zillah]

> I would access services and make sure the print spooler service was
> running.

It is running.

> Also make sure your account has the correct permissions to add a printer
>

I logged in as admin