Re: printer icon does not appear in the desktop tray

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From: Alan Morris\(MSFT\) (alanmo_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/28/04


Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:57:11 -0700

Verify that notifications are enabled on the client (Printers Folder, File,
Server Properties Advanced)

If these are connections to a server and the firewall is enabled, you will
need to open the sharing ports in order for the spooler on the server to
communicate with the clients.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ports.asp
How to Open Ports in the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall

-- 
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"~Jeff~" <~Jeff~@~nomail~.com> wrote in message
news:OLMbjRKdEHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> We have recently replaced approx 10  WinNT computers with Dell machines
> running XP Pro. We have various printers and plotters. No matter which one
> is selected, the printer icon does not appear in the desktop tray. We have
> even expanded the tray to show hidden icons. We still receive message
> notification that the document has been printed.
>
> Our existing WinNT machines have no problem ...the print icon appears as
it
> always did.
>
> Is there a setting in XP Pro to fix this?
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> -- 
> ~Jeff~
> [Microsoft Windows XP Pro,Office 2000]
>
>


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