How To View A Remote Printer in Windows NT 4.0
ID: Q172945
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0
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Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0
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Microsoft Windows 95
SUMMARY
To monitor and administer a remote print queue in Windows NT 3.51, perform
the following steps:
- Double-click on print manager.
- From the Printer menu, click Server Viewer.
- Type the computer name of the computer to monitor the queues of
remotely.
To monitor and administer a remote print queue in Windows NT 4.0, perform
one of the following procedures:
- Click on the Start button, and then click Run.
- Type the \\<servername>\<printer sharename>. (For example,
\\myserver\hplaser)
NOTE: If you do not have the correct permissions on that server, you
will be prompted for a user name and password.
- Double-click on the printer queue you want monitor.
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- Double-click on Network Neighborhood.
- Double-click on the server icon where the printer queue resides.
- Double-click on the printer queue you want monitor.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please refer to the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q120019 Windows NT Remote Printer Administration Limitations
Additional query words:
prodnt server viewer
Keywords : kbprint nthowto ntprint NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbhowto kbinfo
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