Connecting to network Printers

[ttnet]

I have (46) Windows XPPro pc's and have over (30) network printers on a Windows 2000 Advanced print server. Every time the XP pc's login to the domain, it seems that the pc tries to connect to each network printer which really slows down the login process.
Why does it try to connect to every printer when logging on?

[Alan Morris\(MSFT\)]

This is a "feature" of the explorer process when the machines are on a
WORKGROUP. You should also be getting mapped shared folder connections at
the same time.
To disabled the feature, open any folder Tools /Folder Options /View ,
uncheck Automatically search for network folders and printers.

Or create a domain

In a home network many customers do like this feature.

--
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.

"ttnet" > wrote in message
...
> I have (46) Windows XPPro pc's and have over (30) network printers on a
Windows 2000 Advanced print server. Every time the XP pc's login to the
domain, it seems that the pc tries to connect to each network printer which
really slows down the login process. Why does it try to connect to every
printer when logging on?

[Mahan77@Earthlink.net]

I applied to connect to my network computer several times and never got a reply about am iI connected or is my fax machine connected since I do Have a fax number of 856 935 0831. I have a problem with my printer after it has conneted to a print a copy.Ma
----- ttnet wrote: -----

I have (46) Windows XPPro pc's and have over (30) network printers on a Windows 2000 Advanced print server. Every time the XP pc's login to the domain, it seems that the pc tries to connect to each network printer which really slows down the login pro
cess. Why does it try to connect to every printer when logging on?