Re: Shared Printer on XP Home takes 45 seconds to show properties

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From: Mitch Tulloch (info_at_REMOVE_THISmtit.com)
Date: 12/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 09:01:54 -0600

Has this problem always occured or did it start recently? And have you
installed SP2 on your XP machines? I've heard a couple of reports of
something like this happening on XP SP2 machines, deleting and re-creating
the printer seems to fix it... 

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Mitch Tulloch
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"Saucer Man" <SaucerMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1AB1D6E5-B6A2-44A8-9299-B15A51AB97D4@microsoft.com...
> Hi Mitch.
>
> I can access the properties of a shared file fine.  It is just the printer
> that is slow.  At first, browsing the share was really slow until I
deleted
> the registry key which searches for scheduled tasks.  Thanks.
>
> "Mitch Tulloch" wrote:
>
> > Does the same thing happen if you are trying to view the properties of a
> > file in a shared folder on the other PC?
> >
> > -- 
> > Cheers,
> > Mitch Tulloch
> > ==========================
> > Author, Trainer, Consultant, Nerd
> > http://www.mtit.com
> >
> > This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties and confers no rights.
> >
> >
> > "Saucer Man" <Saucer Man@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:22D133AC-2048-4475-81CD-CC2FA224157B@microsoft.com...
> > > I have two XP Home PCs in a workgroup.  One of them has a USB Canon
> > printer
> > > that is shared.  On the other PC, I can see the shared printer and I
can
> > > print to it  but when I click on Properties it takes 45 seconds for
the
> > > Properties Dialog box to open.   Once it opens, it takes another 45
> > seconds
> > > to bring up the Printing Preferences dialog box if I click on that.
How
> > can
> > > I fix this?  Thanks.
> >
> >
> >

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