Before we can start setting up Vista for printer sharing, we must first enable the default Samba authentication. To do this, we need to edit the Vista registry.
WARNING: Back up your Windows Registry before you make any changes to it.
Enable Authentication in Vista Home Edition
- Start the Registry Editor by selecting Start, All Programs, Accessories, Run.
- In the ‘Open’ field of the Run dialog box, type regedit and click the ‘OK’ button.
- The User Account Control system will ask for permission to continue. Click the ‘Continue’ button.
- In the Registry window, expand the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- SYSTEM
- CurrentControlSet
- Control
- Lsa
- In the ‘Value’ pane of the Registry Editor, check to see if the following DWORD exists: lmcompatibilitylevel. If it does, perform the following:
- Right-click lmcompatibilitylevel and select ‘Modify’ from the pop-up menu.
- Enter a Value data of 1.
- Click the ‘OK’ button.
- If the lmcompatibilitylevel DWORD does not exist, create a new DWORD.
- From the Registry Editor menu, select Edit, New, DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- A new DWORD called ‘New Value #1’ will be created.
- Rename the new DWORD to lmcompatibilitylevel.
- Right-click lmcompatibilitylevel and select ‘Modify’ from the pop-up menu.
- Enter a Value data of 1.
- Click the ‘OK’ button.
Restart your Windows Vista computer.
