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by ratnayake_j

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A printer is installed to one pc in an office, on another pc using an admin account the same printer is installed as a network printer. If a different user logs on to the same pc ( the one without the local printer) then the printer is not visible, in the printers folder it is not displayed. The permissions for the everyone group are Print and the users are members of the everyone group.
The OS is NT4, can anyone tell me why the printer can't be seen by the other users and how to correct this problem.

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by syscokid

At the pc with the printer attached, go to the printers folder, right click on the printer, and click on sharing. It should be shared, with a name of your choice, for others to be able to see it.

by nichomach

Network printers are individual to the profile of the user logged in. The second user (who can't see it) must Add Printer, Network Printer, and select the PC acting as the print server and choose the shared printer from under it.

by rhys.gottwald

I have found with a few PC's that if you install a network printer as the Admin, you need to reinstall it again when you log on as another user or the printer is not always avaliabel. Try it

by robert.richards

With NT4, each user has a separate profile with their own printer selections. Each user will have to add the printer onto their own profile. Also, verify that the printer has been shared for all users.

by dlm

I think the other responses are all right on track, the only other thing I could add is to make sure there is not a $ symbol in the share name, this will allow ONLY administrators to see the printer...
hope it helps

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