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Re: [SLE] Failure to find a shared printer
  • From: Mike McMullin <mwmcmlln@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:26:31 -0500
  • Message-id: <1108913190.6150.24.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Sun, 2005-02-20 at 04:21, Kenneth Payne wrote:
> I've fixed the problem, thanks to the help of all the people on this list.
>
> I was using Windows XP Professional which has the guest account turned off by
> default (unlike XP home). I turned on the guest account, re-booted and the
> printer can be seen on the network.
>
> Thanks again to everyone who helped, especially Mike McMullin who pointed me
> to a web site with the answer.

Actually thank you for the question Ken. I've been asked about this
from folks running pirate versions of XP and I won't bust a gut going
for a fix because of that. Your's was a legitimate question and I was
interested in it. SO now I have to go find that page again. ;)


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