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I have a sbs 2003, active directory...domain is reliable..i have a mix of
windows xp pro systems....some are service pack 2, upgraded to service pack
3, and built to service pack 3. Problem is, on some of the systems when the
printer is installed, there list in directory doesnt become an option and i
can browse to the shared printer. have a service pack 2 system, installed a
new printer, listed in directory, and i can see it on all systems, regardless
of the service pack. one system in particular, upgraded to service pack 3,
no option to list in directory, and can not access it from any system. all
systems are in the domain, can see the server, and have a drive successfully
mapped any suggestions.....also i have to rename the systems for the
customer, and make the name more generic to the job function and not the
user......for example, the workstation will become inside-sale, username
quotes...and i have about 10 workstations that this needs to become
accomplished....and a side note, there is only 10 workstations, so i know im
not exceeding the 10 limit on the shared printers, because only 9 systems
would be attaching to any given workstation for its shared printer

Mark C. wrote:
I have a sbs 2003, active directory...domain is reliable..i have a
mix of windows xp pro systems....some are service pack 2, upgraded to
service pack 3, and built to service pack 3. Problem is, on some of
the systems when the printer is installed, there list in directory
doesnt become an option and i can browse to the shared printer. have
a service pack 2 system, installed a new printer, listed in
directory, and i can see it on all systems, regardless of the service
pack. one system in particular, upgraded to service pack 3, no
option to list in directory, and can not access it from any system.
all systems are in the domain, can see the server, and have a drive
successfully mapped any suggestions.....also i have to rename the
systems for the customer, and make the name more generic to the job
function and not the user......for example, the workstation will
become inside-sale, username quotes...and i have about 10
workstations that this needs to become accomplished....and a side
note, there is only 10 workstations, so i know im not exceeding the
10 limit on the shared printers, because only 9 systems would be
attaching to any given workstation for its shared printer

Hi - you have multiple identical posts, because you're using the icky web
interface to the newsgroups. For this and for many other reasons, I suggest
you try using a news client, such as Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or even
Outlook Express, instead. It's a lot easier to do nearly everything that
way. You can mark messages to be watched, filter the views so you can see
replies to your posts easily, and search.

The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can
subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.

The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...

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Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
- Set Up Newsreader

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Some newsreaders for Windows
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte
http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)
http://gravity.tbates.org/

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Mark C. wrote:
I have a sbs 2003, active directory...domain is reliable..i have a
mix of windows xp pro systems....some are service pack 2, upgraded to
service pack 3, and built to service pack 3. Problem is, on some of
the systems when the printer is installed, there list in directory
doesnt become an option and i can browse to the shared printer. have
a service pack 2 system, installed a new printer, listed in
directory, and i can see it on all systems, regardless of the service
pack. one system in particular, upgraded to service pack 3, no
option to list in directory, and can not access it from any system.
all systems are in the domain, can see the server, and have a drive
successfully mapped any suggestions.....also i have to rename the
systems for the customer, and make the name more generic to the job
function and not the user......for example, the workstation will
become inside-sale, username quotes...and i have about 10
workstations that this needs to become accomplished....and a side
note, there is only 10 workstations, so i know im not exceeding the
10 limit on the shared printers, because only 9 systems would be
attaching to any given workstation for its shared printer

Hi - you have multiple identical posts, because you're using the icky web
interface to the newsgroups. For this and for many other reasons, I suggest
you try using a news client, such as Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or even
Outlook Express, instead. It's a lot easier to do nearly everything that
way. You can mark messages to be watched, filter the views so you can see
replies to your posts easily, and search.

The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can
subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.

The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...

-------------------------------------------------------
Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
- Set Up Newsreader

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Some newsreaders for Windows
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte
http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)
http://gravity.tbates.org/

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