Installing a network printer on a Dell Latitude 131L with Vista Ul

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I have a new Latitude 131L laptop with Windows Vista Ultimate installed that
is on a domain. When I try to add a network printer, it starts searching for
printers, then a message pops up that windows explorer has stopped working
and I get kicked out of the printer installation. I have tried this with UAC
enabled and disabled. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I would
greatly appreciate any input.

Bob Kuzniewski
CCCHS
 
Are printers published into your Active Directory? If not you can disable
the AD search feature

gpedit.msc
Computer Configuration / Admin Templates / Printers / Add Printer wizard -
Network scan page (Managed network)
Disable or configure for you purpose

in a cmd window
gpupdate /force

this refreshes the policies

Now run Add Printer

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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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Hi Alan,

Thank you. My printers are not published in AD. I will try and disable the
AD search feature.

Bob Kuzniewski

Alan Morris said:
Are printers published into your Active Directory? If not you can disable
the AD search feature

gpedit.msc
Computer Configuration / Admin Templates / Printers / Add Printer wizard -
Network scan page (Managed network)
Disable or configure for you purpose

in a cmd window
gpupdate /force

this refreshes the policies

Now run Add Printer

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Bob K. said:
I have a new Latitude 131L laptop with Windows Vista Ultimate installed
that
is on a domain. When I try to add a network printer, it starts searching
for
printers, then a message pops up that windows explorer has stopped working
and I get kicked out of the printer installation. I have tried this with
UAC
enabled and disabled. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I would
greatly appreciate any input.

Bob Kuzniewski
CCCHS
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This worked for me. Thank you.

Donovan

Alan Morris said:
Are printers published into your Active Directory? If not you can disable
the AD search feature

gpedit.msc
Computer Configuration / Admin Templates / Printers / Add Printer wizard -
Network scan page (Managed network)
Disable or configure for you purpose

in a cmd window
gpupdate /force

this refreshes the policies

Now run Add Printer

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Bob K. said:
I have a new Latitude 131L laptop with Windows Vista Ultimate installed
that
is on a domain. When I try to add a network printer, it starts searching
for
printers, then a message pops up that windows explorer has stopped working
and I get kicked out of the printer installation. I have tried this with
UAC
enabled and disabled. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I would
greatly appreciate any input.

Bob Kuzniewski
CCCHS
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