When I display the properties on a network printer the
add port, delete port, etc are grayed out. I have admin
rights on this computer. Also, cant select a different
port such as lpt1 ???

Is this on HOME or in a workgroup environment?

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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"Dave McDuell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> When I display the properties on a network printer the
> add port, delete port, etc are grayed out. I have admin
> rights on this computer. Also, cant select a different
> port such as lpt1 ???

Thanks for the reply ---
Sorry, I should have given more info. The XP workstation
involved is XP Pro on a network with both a W2K server (no
domain, just a workgroup). The printer's port is
currently set to a print Queue on the Netware server. An
existing local printer does not have the buttons grayed
out and I can add a new printer and point it to a shared
printer on the W2K server as a work around. I just don't
understand why I can't just change ports on an already
defined shared printer.
>-----Original Message-----
>Is this on HOME or in a workgroup environment?
>
>--
>Alan Morris
>Windows Printing Team
>Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;
[ln];kbhowto
>
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>
>"Dave McDuell" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message
>news:90e601c496a8$78e3e590$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> When I display the properties on a network printer the
>> add port, delete port, etc are grayed out. I have admin
>> rights on this computer. Also, cant select a different
>> port such as lpt1 ???
>
>
>.
>

The printer is a masquerading printer. The spooler does not allow the user
to change the port on these partly local, partly remote queues.
--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"Dave McDuell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9beb01c49756$51b3b550$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the reply ---
> Sorry, I should have given more info. The XP workstation
> involved is XP Pro on a network with both a W2K server (no
> domain, just a workgroup). The printer's port is
> currently set to a print Queue on the Netware server. An
> existing local printer does not have the buttons grayed
> out and I can add a new printer and point it to a shared
> printer on the W2K server as a work around. I just don't
> understand why I can't just change ports on an already
> defined shared printer.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Is this on HOME or in a workgroup environment?
> >
> >--
> >Alan Morris
> >Windows Printing Team
> >Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;
> [ln];kbhowto
> >
> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> >
> >"Dave McDuell" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in message
> >news:90e601c496a8$78e3e590$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> When I display the properties on a network printer the
> >> add port, delete port, etc are grayed out. I have admin
> >> rights on this computer. Also, cant select a different
> >> port such as lpt1 ???
> >
> >
> >.
> >