connecting to a printer

[Guest klafert]

I have set up printers on a workstation to be shared. I have windows 2003

server - domain. Windows XP Professional on workstation. I can see the

shares in the printer directory when I go to "add a printer". I can choose

the printer - then I get this error messsage unable to add teh printer

connection. either the printer name was not typed correctly or the

specified printer has lost its connection to the server.

 

Then I tried to go to my network places and click on it and click down to

the computer that is sharing the printer it wants a log on name. I even

added on of the users to the windows professional xp workstation and that

doesnt work. I went to security and the "everyone' account is listed- create

owner and I gave full rights

[Guest Gordon]

Re: connecting to a printer

 

"klafert" <klafert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:4FD90925-4EB9-49F6-9889-AD9DF42B23F5@microsoft.com...

>I have set up printers on a workstation to be shared. I have windows 2003

> server - domain.

 

Then why are you connecting the printers to a workstation and not to the

server?

[Guest klafert]

Re: connecting to a printer

 

because all the printers are connected to workstations and being shared. I

just replaced teh workstations and didnt change anythng on the server

 

"Gordon" wrote:

> "klafert" <klafert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:4FD90925-4EB9-49F6-9889-AD9DF42B23F5@microsoft.com...

> >I have set up printers on a workstation to be shared. I have windows 2003

> > server - domain.

>

> Then why are you connecting the printers to a workstation and not to the

> server?

>

>

>

[Guest Gordon]

Re: connecting to a printer

 

"klafert" <klafert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C76E49D3-820B-443C-BE88-AB039DD2619C@microsoft.com...

> because all the printers are connected to workstations and being shared.

> I

> just replaced teh workstations and didnt change anythng on the server

>

 

<sigh> - if you connected the printers to the SERVER and used it as a print

server, you wouldn't HAVE to "share" the printers - you could just install

printers on each workstation as NETWORK printers....