A perplexing problem I have been experiencing on a bunch of Windows 2000 Professional systems. The printers disappear from within the printer folder. The printers are still available to send documents to but making changes to properties is extremely difficult. Checked out the Microsoft Knowledgebase and the solution to restore the NTPRINT file doesn’t solve this one. I’m losing my marbles trying to figure this one out (of course that is status quo). Help!
The only way I have found to modify the printers properties is to bring the printer offline then send something to it. I can then rightl click on the printer on the taskbar, open active printers and make changes to my hearts content. But the printer is still missing in action from the printers folder. Any “new” printers I install become the default printer and they too never show up in the printers folder. Ideas and suggestions gratefully accepted!