Computer running Windows 7 (32-bit) cannot connect to a printer shared on a Windows 2008 R2 server. All the other computers in the office can connect fine. The computers belong to the same domain, and the desktop computer can see the shares (including the printer) in Explorer and can access the files and folders, but not the printer. Trying to add it as a network printer results in a 0x00000002 error immediately while trying to connect. Currently, it is setup with the local printer work-around (\\server\printer), and although this appears to work, it does not actually solve the problem.

Hi Rick, Thanks for the post! The error 0x00000002 indicates that your printer cannot be found, here’s the similar thread as your problems, please refer to http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7hardware/thread/348a088a-b37b-4b39-b391-c0e79b84ca82 Hope it helps! Regards, Miya YaoThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.