Add a network printer found in the directory

Hi,

Vista seems to be missing the function to find a network printer in the
directory. Where is this?

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Bob

Is the Network Printer added and configured first? You have to open the
Printer explorer > click Add Printer > and follow the wizard to add the
printer local or network.
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"Bob" <86c6c2e6-> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Vista seems to be missing the function to find a network printer in the
> directory. Where is this?
>
> ---
> Bob
>

Hello Bob,

Thank you for using newsgroup!

From your post, I agree with Andre's suggestion. You must use the following
steps to add network printer:

1. Open Printers by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel,
clicking Hardware and Sound, and then clicking Printers.
2. Click Add a printer.
3. In the Add Printer Wizard, select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth
printer.
4. In the list of available printers, select the one you want to use, and
then click Next. If your computer is connected to a network, only printers
listed in Active Directory for your domain are displayed in the list.
5. If prompted, install the printer driver on your computer. If you are
prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password
or provide confirmation.
6. Complete the additional steps in the wizard, and then click Finish.

Thanks & Regards,

Ken Zhao

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Ken, those are the steps I use, but Vista comes back and states "No printers
are found".

In XP, I can select "A network printer, or a printer attached to another
computer" > NEXT > "Find a printer in the directory" > NEXT > FIND NOW ...
and all the printers in AD are displayed.

So Vista is unable to find the printers in AD and I don't see why. All I do
see is it lacks the query "Find a printer in the directory" and instead just
looks for any network printer available (presumably that includes AD, but it
clearly doesn't indicate that).

If Vista did search AD, I would think the wording in Vista would be:

"Add a network, wireless, bluetooth [or directory] printer"

In any case, my Vista machines are not finding my directory printers.

Maybe I need a printer GPO that wasn't necessary in XP?

Bob.

Hi Bob,

Based on my test, I cannot reproduce your issue. However, I found some
similar issues have been reported from our other customers. Could you help
me confirm if the issue is occurring on all your Windows Vista clients in
your domain network?

This similar issue may be related to AD is corrupted. Could you help us
confirm if all clients cannot find printers in the network?

Thanks & Regards,

Ken Zhao

Microsoft Online Support
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Hi Bob,

If you have any updates or need any further assistance on this issue,
please feel free to let me know.

Thanks & Regards,

Ken Zhao

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I have been following this and have done everything Ken suggests. I get
confirmation my printer has been successfully added, but it still does not
print.

Jim
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"Bob" wrote:

> Ken, those are the steps I use, but Vista comes back and states "No printers
> are found".
>
> In XP, I can select "A network printer, or a printer attached to another
> computer" > NEXT > "Find a printer in the directory" > NEXT > FIND NOW ...
> and all the printers in AD are displayed.
>
> So Vista is unable to find the printers in AD and I don't see why. All I do
> see is it lacks the query "Find a printer in the directory" and instead just
> looks for any network printer available (presumably that includes AD, but it
> clearly doesn't indicate that).
>
> If Vista did search AD, I would think the wording in Vista would be:
>
> "Add a network, wireless, bluetooth [or directory] printer"
>
> In any case, my Vista machines are not finding my directory printers.
>
> Maybe I need a printer GPO that wasn't necessary in XP?
>
> Bob.
>
>
>