Printer Connected to Redirected Parallel Port Appears as Local (129607)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q129607

SYMPTOMS

The icon in the Printers folder for a printer that is connected to a redirected parallel port may not indicate that the printer is a network printer. That is, although the printer is a network printer, it may appear as a local printer in the Printers folder.

CAUSE

The port that the printer is connected to was only recently redirected. The appropriate Windows subsystem has not yet been notified of the change.

RESOLUTION

Refresh the port status by following these steps:
  1. Double-click My Computer.
  2. Double-click the Printers folder.
  3. Use the right mouse button to click the printer, then click Properties on the menu that appears.
  4. Click the Details tab, then click the OK button.
NOTE: If you have multiple printers with this problem, following the above steps should correct the problem for all of them.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/17/2000
Keywords:KB129607
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