Turn off automatic shared printer intalation

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From: Jan-Simon Winkelmann (winkelmann_at_symmedia.de)
Date: 01/27/05


Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:15:28 -0800


>-----Original Message-----
>I work with a Peer to Peer network with many different
shared printers. Most
>of the computers have XP pro. Is there any way I can turn
the automatic
>instalation of the Shared printers on the network?
>
>Bart
>.
>

Go to "folder options" in the extras menu of windows
explorer. The "view" tab has an option somewhere saying
"Automatically look for network drives and printers". I
cannot guarantee the texts being exactly the same as I am
using german windows :)
Hope it helps
Jan



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