Re: Printer becomes unshared after printing

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From: Alan Morris\(MSFT\) (alanmo_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:10:28 -0700

does the user have admin rights on the server?

Also add informational spooler events (printers folder, File ,Server
Properties, Advanced) check the system event log for event 9. 

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"JJ" <jjj@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I have an end user who when they run a certain program to print to a
network
> printer, after the page prints, the network printer suddenly becomes
> unshared!
>
> The program that does the printing is a fairly simple VB program, using
the
> VB printer object (no API calls), and it is running fine on literally
> hundreds of different systems/networks.
>
> However at this one installation, the program prints a page, and then
after
> that they must go to the system where the printer is connected and share
the
> printer again.
>
> It is only happening when printing from one PC.  There are two printers on
> the network (an HP 6P and HP 2300).  Printing from this problem PC to
either
> of these printers makes the printer become unshared at the computer where
> the printer is attached.  What could possibly cause that?
>
>

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