Network Printer Comments Missing
Article ID: 134936
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q134936
SYMPTOMS
Comments do not appear on the General tab in the properties for a network
printer.
CAUSE
Comments do not appear for a printer that is installed locally and then
changed to a network printer.
RESOLUTION
Install the printer as a network printer. To do so, follow these steps:
- Click the Start button, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type \\<servername>
where <servername> is the name of the print server, and then press
ENTER.
- Use the right mouse button to click the printer in the window that
appears, and then click Install on the menu that appears.
- Follow the instructions in the Add Printer Wizard.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Keywords: KB134936