Re: Existing Printers after AD Upgrade from NT 4.0

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From: Matjaz Ladava [MVP] (matjaz_at_ladava.com)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:54:36 +0200

The printers are in the directory, you just need to enable "View computers,
users as containers" in view menu in Active Directory Users And Computers.
You will see printers as objects linked to Windows 2000 server computer
account. You can move them to some other OU if you wish. 

-- 
Regards
Matjaz Ladava
MVP Windows Server - Directory Services
matjaz@ladava.com, matjazl@mvps.org
"hmkjr" <hmkjr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:3E235E59-9730-48CD-B6F1-EE58DAAF7853@microsoft.com...
> We just upgraded from an NT 4 domain to Active Directory, Windows 2003. 
> We
> had an existing Windows 2000 print server.  How do I get the printers from
> the exisiting print server to list in the directory?  The "List in 
> directory"
> check box is checked on all of the printers.
>
> Thanks
>
> Buddy King

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