Network printer problems

[Pete C]

Hi,

Have just set up 2003 server at school. XP clients now do not see installed
printers as a common resource.

Setting up a printer under administrator rights on a client does not result
in all users seeing that printer, as would normally be the case. Every new
user has to install a new printer via the add printer wizard. With 250
children and 30 clients, this is doing my head in - any ideas??

P.S: The network printer is 'seen' by the install wizard, without problems,
it just will not exist as the default for all users of that machine.

TIA
Pete

 

[Galen]

In Pete C <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Hi,

Have just set up 2003 server at school. XP clients now do not see
installed printers as a common resource.

Setting up a printer under administrator rights on a client does not
result in all users seeing that printer, as would normally be the
case. Every new user has to install a new printer via the add printer
wizard. With 250 children and 30 clients, this is doing my head in -
any ideas??

P.S: The network printer is 'seen' by the install wizard, without
problems, it just will not exist as the default for all users of that
machine.

TIA
Pete

Does this help?

Cannot Set Up a Default Network Printer for All Windows XP Users:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307016&Product=winxp

Galen