Article ID: 291738 - Last Review: October 18, 2001 - Revision: 1.2

IPX/SPX Network Printer Is No Longer Listed in the Printers and Faxes Folder After Windows XP Upgrade

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SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade a computer from Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition to Windows XP Home Edition, if the computer was connected to a printer through the Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange (IPX/SPX) protocol, the network printer may no longer be listed in the Printers and Faxes folder.

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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Client Services for NetWare (CSNW) is not included in Windows XP Home Edition.

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MORE INFORMATION

If a network printer is required, consider configuring the printer or print server for TCP/IP and create a Standard TCP/IP Port for your printer.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

246868 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246868/EN-US/ ) New TCP/IP Printing Options in Windows 2000 Standard Port Monitor

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