Printing: Stuck on 'Hold for authentication'

Question

Hello. Im try to print from my mac mini through a windows 7 pc. I haven't ever gotten this to work. I can see the printer by choosing 'guest' when logging into the print server. I don't know what my username and password would be. When I save the printer and go to print something a the print status window comes up and says "Hold for authentication". I tried clearing keychains related to the print in keychain access. Anyone know of a soulution?

Answer 1

Launch the Keychain Access application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Use the search box in the toolbar of the Keychain Access to search for the name of the shared printer. Double-click one of the items and check the box marked Show password in the inspector window. You'll be prompted for your keychain password to confirm. Make a note of the user name and password. Then delete every "Network Password" item in the search results. Quit Keychain Access.
The next time you send a job to the printer, you'll be prompted for the user name and password. Enter the information you noted earlier and check the box to save it in the Keychain.