Windows Shared Printer - Problem adding: Error 256

Getting error 256 (username and password) when trying to add a windows printer connected to the LAN which is shared.
Any clues to the proper method of doing this?
Beavis2084

Unfortunately, I think several things can cause that
error. Please try the Advanced Windows Printer via
Samba technique:
In Printer Setup, click Add, then hold the option key
and click More Printers, select Advanced from the
bottom of the first menu, select Windows printer via
Samba. Enter the URI like this:
smb://usernameonPC:password@[IP address of
PC]/printersharename
I have tried your suggestion but no success. To be clear, I used my Windows XP login name for "usernameonPC" and my server name for "IP address of PC" and my printer pool name for "printersharename". Was this right?
I read elsewhere that I should turn on "Sharing" functions on my PC, which I tried. I also read that I need to make sure I have a "network account" which I tried. Nothing is working. Pretty frustrated now. Thanks for your help. Is there anything else I should be trying?

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