some one else posted this and it worked great.
Start | Run | Type: control printers | OK |
File | Server Properties | Advanced tab |
UNCheck:
 Show informational notifications for local printers
[[Displays the status of print jobs in a pop-up window, when printing to
a stand-alone network printer or to a printer attached directly to your
computer. This pop-up window appears near the notification area of the
user who sent the print job.]]
 Show informational notifications for network printers
[[Displays the status of print jobs in a pop-up window, when printing to
a printer that is attached to another computer. This pop-up window
appears near the notification area of the user who sent the print job.]]
Apply | OK
Tcordaro said:
when i print i get this message "this document was sent to the printer" it
pops up in the bottom right corner on my screen. I was wondering if i could
turn tha feature off. i have windows xp pro. thanks for your help