Article ID: 221199 - Last Review: October 30, 2006 - Revision: 3.1

Shared Printers Not Available After Upgrading to Windows 2000 Professional

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SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade a computer from Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 to Windows 2000 Professional, shared printers on the computer may not be accessible.
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CAUSE

Windows 2000 Professional does not keep some security settings. A shared printer remains shared, but the assigned users are deleted.
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RESOLUTION

Reassign the users after the upgrade.
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STATUS

This behavior is by design.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
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Keywords: 
kbenv kbnetwork kbprb kbprint KB221199
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