User-Level Security Prevents Point and Print Functionality

When you are using file and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks with user-level security enabled, a client computer may not be able to use the Windows 95 Point and Print functionality.

When you attempt to drag a shared printer to the Printers folder, or drag a document to the icon for a shared printer from a Windows 95 client computer, you may receive one of the following error messages: The Point and Print feature should locate and copy all the necessary files automatically.

This issue can occur if user-level security is enabled on the Windows 95 server and the client does not have access rights to the Windows\System folder.

To resolve this issue, grant the client read-only access to the Windows\System folder on the Windows 95 server. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
2. Double-click the Windows folder.
3. Right-click the System folder, then click Sharing.
4. Click Add to add the client computer with read-only access rights.
   
   NOTE: You can add The World with read-only access rights to add all clients at once.

When you share a printer using file and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks, a hidden share called Printer$ is created. The Printer$ share is the Windows\System folder on the Windows 95 server. The Printer$ share provides a source for the printer drivers for the shared printer.

When a client uses Point and Print, the client computer is directed to the Printer$ share to obtain the necessary printer drivers during the Point and Print installation of the shared printer. When the server uses user-level security, a lack of rights to the Windows\System folder for the client computer prevents Point and Print from being able to read the files from the Printer$ share.