Try:
1. Run the Add Printer wizard again. Instead of browsing for the printer,
simply enter: \\servername\sharedprintername.
2. If #1 doesn't work, use \\IPaddressofServer\sharedprintername
Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
"ABIGNTALL1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6657E5C5-0E87-4B1A-B306-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, I work in a small office envinronment, we have two printers connected
to
> different computers. We also have 4-5 laptops, (wireless) previously I
have
> run the add printer wizard on laptops and it finds a list of the printers
> here and I'm able to get them printing.
> However, I have a new laptop now and the wizard isn't finding the printers
> at all, I just get Microsoft Windows Network instead of the list...nothing
> has changed since the last time I had to add a printer to a laptop. I have
> done basic troubleshooting, made sure workgroup name is correct etc...I
don't
> know what to try next.
> would appreciate any help
> thanks
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