Printers map to a shared printer

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

You'll have to go round to each PC in turn...... open Windows Explorer, from
the Toolbar, select Tools, Folder Options, then in theView tab, uncheck the
box Automatically search for network folders and printers.
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Cari
MS-MVP Windows Technologies - Printing/Imaging/Hardware
www.coribright.com

"Daniel" <webmaster@nhscomputerclub.com> wrote in message
news:4cadd7d3.0408011346.5496570c@posting.google.com...
> We have a basic network of 25 computers all running windows XP pro.
> Are boss brought in his laptop (I think win98) to print reports. He
> then shared a printer (on the XP pro machine) so that the laptop could
> print to it and then everyone on the network within a week was
> printing to this printer. When we looked at the rest of the computers
> and everyone had this printer mapped and defaulted to go to this
> printer. When we stopped sharing the printer the other printers still
> tried printing to my bosses printer. Is there a way to fix this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan