Why are network printers not available in the Add Printer Wizard...when run over a network?

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Published on 2010-04-13T13:16:52Z Indexed on 2010/04/13 13:23 UTC
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From a Windows 2003 server machine I browsed the network to an XP client (\computername in Explorer) then double-clicked Printers and Faxes and then Add Printer. In the wizard, normally the second screen asks if you want to install a local printer or a network printer. Well, in this case, it seems to assume I want a local printer, because the second screen is what would normally be the third screen if you chose local printer and clicked Next.

I want to install a network printer on a remote machine for its local users. Is this not possible? If not, why not?

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