TechRepublic|Forums|Windows Forum

Windows Forum

General discussion

  • Creator
    Topic
  • November 14, 2003 at 1:15 pm #2297452

    Setting up Printer

    Locked

    by chris.bipes · about 20 years, 5 months ago

    How does one install a networked printer under windows xp so all users of that machine can see and use the printer?

    Topic is locked This conversation is currently closed to new comments.
  • Creator
    Topic

All Comments

  • Author
    Replies
    • November 14, 2003 at 6:55 pm #2678516

      Reply To: Setting up Printer

      by mshavrov · about 20 years, 5 months ago

      In reply to Setting up Printer

      First of all, “see” printer isn’t the same as to be able to “print” on the printer.

      1. To see printer in “Network Neighborhood”, you either have to configure queue on one of the servers, which will “announce” printer to network clients, or you should install special drivers to see your “print server card” (for example, HP Printing Driver for HP JetDirect card in printer).

      2. To be able to print on the printer, you may just create “TCP/IP Print Port” on each PC. You don’t need to install any “special” driver to do that, just printer driver.

      If you have additional questions, send me e-mail.

      Michael Shavrov
      MCSE W2K, MCSE+I, Sun SCSA, Security+, CCNP, …

      • November 15, 2003 at 7:49 pm #2680464

        Reply To: Setting up Printer

        by chris.bipes · about 20 years, 5 months ago

        In reply to Reply To: Setting up Printer

        I was talking about after installing a printer on a XP Professional client system as an administrator, other users would not see that printer when they went to print. The printer had to be moved to All Users for everyone to see.

    • November 15, 2003 at 8:47 am #2678457

      Reply To: Setting up Printer

      by sgt_shultz · about 20 years, 5 months ago

      In reply to Setting up Printer

      the old trick for doing this in nt used to be to installed the printer first as local printer, then after the install switch the port connection from lpt1 to network port. since you have installed it as network printer, port will be in list available for you to choose. this worked because local printers by default available to ‘all users’ and network printers by default constrained to profile it was unstalled under.
      anything placed in All Users profile can be see by all users of that machine.

    • November 21, 2003 at 10:08 am #2674510

      Reply To: Setting up Printer

      by mjgtennis · about 20 years, 5 months ago

      In reply to Setting up Printer

      You may want to try this profile trick. You can modify the default template for user profiles.

      http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319974&Product=winxp

    • December 4, 2003 at 12:11 pm #2685407

      Reply To: Setting up Printer

      by chris.bipes · about 20 years, 4 months ago

      In reply to Setting up Printer

      This question was closed by the author

  • Author
    Replies
Viewing 3 reply threads