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Printing Problem Windows 98

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by great81

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I've got a user that keeps mysteriously losing his network printer at seemingly random times, it just completely disappears from his computer. He is the only one in the office experiencing this problem, he is also the only one running Windows 98, and I've heard of other people experiencing this problem too, just wondering if anyone has a solution.

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by rtg05

I have found that Windows 98 does not perform well on a network. The printer problem is more than likely caused by the computer running low on resources. Once Windows 98 gets below 70% I find that it begins to drop peripherals. In addition, it does not take "networked" Windows 98 long to get below 70% resources.
Add memory, or Change to Win95, NT, or 2000.

by greggen

I have had little trouble running Windows 98 on several different networks. Also, I have never seen Windows 98 drop a printer, even with recourses well below 70%.

Do you use profiles on that PC? Does the printer come back on reboot? Check the standard stuff. Virus, registry, hardware wizard...

by tnguy

Our network has 750 win98se workstations, and I have NEVER seen a printer get "dropped". I would highly expect that this user is pulling your leg, and deleting the printer him/herself. Maybe they just want to get to know you better.

by qomputek

I've seen maped network drives just disappear and reappear in Windows 98. Now I know why.

by emline_farwig

Every once in a while we will have a printer get dropped off the network. It is only on win98se. (The user is not pulling your leg). When the user reboots the printers reappear, I am still trying to figure this one out myself. Good Luck!!! Oh Iam in the process of getting rid of win98se.

by john mac

Download Regclean.exe and keep running it until you get no errors.

Don't forget the usual precautions re: backing up etc.

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