Problem with printing over the shared network printer

Question

I have a very irritating problem.
To describe the situation. I have 2 computers and non of them is mine. First one have Windows Vista, and second one have Windows 8.1. There is also a printer which is connected with usb to the computer with Windows 8.1. I managed to share that printer on
the network, and when I connect to that printer and enter username and password (from Windows 8.1) on the pc that have Windows Vista, I can print without any problem.
The problem start when I restart the computer with Windows Vista. I can't print unless I connect to that printer again and again enter the username and password. Like Windows Vista for some reason is not storing those credentials. It is very irritating to
do that all the time, becase everything worked before like a charm.
Is there something I didn't do about those credentials, or is there some batch script that I could run in startup that will connect Windows Vista PC with that printer without any user input?
Thank you.
Development Technician, Microsoft Certified Professional

Answer 1

Hi,
When you restart the Vista, have you checked the credential in credential manager (Control Panel\Credential Manager)? Does it exist? You can clear cached unused credential and manually add the printer Windows Credential in the manager and check if it
helps.
You can also use a logon script to add the printer automatically every time you logon to the PC, you can refer to thsi example, some content need to be changed depends on your configuration.
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/10ab836d-4d38-45a5-8d27-ba9af1717930
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2006/12/12/how-can-i-add-a-network-printer-at-logon-and-optionally-make-that-the-default-printer.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770908.aspx
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