XP access to 2000 Server domain

have a Windows 2000 Server with SP4 running a domain with five workstations
all running Windows XP with SP2. The workstations have no problem logging
onto the domain and accessing the shared drives. All of the workstations use
Microsoft Office 2002 and use Word, Excel and files for their accounting
system on the Server. There is a shared printer on the server that all of
the workstations are connected.

As of monday morning this all worked just fine. After a couple of hours of
work two of the PCs were no longer able to print to the server printer and
had problems with Word, Excel, and the accounting software. They are able to
open the applications, but have problems when they try to access files off
of the server. The other three workstations are not having any problems at
all.

Since this started we have tried rebooting the workstations multiple times
and tried reconnecting the printer. The printer status on the workstations
shows that it is ready. When you try open the properties for the printer it
shows the hourglass and after a few minutes will display a message about not
having the drivers installed and asks to install them. I have tried
installing them and it does no good. After another few minutes the
properties window will finally open. When you try to print a test page is
says there was an error and asks if you want to troubleshoot. I have also
tried to reconnect the printer by browsing the network to the shared printer
and choosing to connect. All it does is shows the window with the searching
icon and does not connect the printer. I have also tried disabling the
Windows XP firewall.

If the user on the workstations with the problem open Word, Excel, and the
accounting program right after they logon in the morning they have no
problem. If they do not open something, on the server, in each application
rightaway they will not be able to access the server unless they logoff and
back on.

You have disabled the firewall feature enabled
by default in XP SP2?
"Matt Soukup" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
> have a Windows 2000 Server with SP4 running a domain with five
workstations
> all running Windows XP with SP2. The workstations have no problem
logging
> onto the domain and accessing the shared drives. All of the
workstations use
> Microsoft Office 2002 and use Word, Excel and files for their
accounting
> system on the Server. There is a shared printer on the server that all
of
> the workstations are connected.
>
> As of monday morning this all worked just fine. After a couple of
hours of
> work two of the PCs were no longer able to print to the server printer
and
> had problems with Word, Excel, and the accounting software. They are
able to
> open the applications, but have problems when they try to access files
off
> of the server. The other three workstations are not having any
problems at
> all.
>
> Since this started we have tried rebooting the workstations multiple
times
> and tried reconnecting the printer. The printer status on the
workstations
> shows that it is ready. When you try open the properties for the
printer it
> shows the hourglass and after a few minutes will display a message
about not
> having the drivers installed and asks to install them. I have tried
> installing them and it does no good. After another few minutes the
> properties window will finally open. When you try to print a test page
is
> says there was an error and asks if you want to troubleshoot. I have
also
> tried to reconnect the printer by browsing the network to the shared
printer
> and choosing to connect. All it does is shows the window with the
searching
> icon and does not connect the printer. I have also tried disabling the
> Windows XP firewall.
>
> If the user on the workstations with the problem open Word, Excel, and
the
> accounting program right after they logon in the morning they have no
> problem. If they do not open something, on the server, in each
application
> rightaway they will not be able to access the server unless they
logoff and
> back on.
>
>

Yes and it did no good.

"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You have disabled the firewall feature enabled
> by default in XP SP2?
> "Matt Soukup" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
>> have a Windows 2000 Server with SP4 running a domain with five
> workstations
>> all running Windows XP with SP2. The workstations have no problem
> logging
>> onto the domain and accessing the shared drives. All of the
> workstations use
>> Microsoft Office 2002 and use Word, Excel and files for their
> accounting
>> system on the Server. There is a shared printer on the server that all
> of
>> the workstations are connected.
>>
>> As of monday morning this all worked just fine. After a couple of
> hours of
>> work two of the PCs were no longer able to print to the server printer
> and
>> had problems with Word, Excel, and the accounting software. They are
> able to
>> open the applications, but have problems when they try to access files
> off
>> of the server. The other three workstations are not having any
> problems at
>> all.
>>
>> Since this started we have tried rebooting the workstations multiple
> times
>> and tried reconnecting the printer. The printer status on the
> workstations
>> shows that it is ready. When you try open the properties for the
> printer it
>> shows the hourglass and after a few minutes will display a message
> about not
>> having the drivers installed and asks to install them. I have tried
>> installing them and it does no good. After another few minutes the
>> properties window will finally open. When you try to print a test page
> is
>> says there was an error and asks if you want to troubleshoot. I have
> also
>> tried to reconnect the printer by browsing the network to the shared
> printer
>> and choosing to connect. All it does is shows the window with the
> searching
>> icon and does not connect the printer. I have also tried disabling the
>> Windows XP firewall.
>>
>> If the user on the workstations with the problem open Word, Excel, and
> the
>> accounting program right after they logon in the morning they have no
>> problem. If they do not open something, on the server, in each
> application
>> rightaway they will not be able to access the server unless they
> logoff and
>> back on.
>>
>>
>
>

Okay so when the problem occurs you attempt to access
the problem server and what exact error do you receive?

"Matt Soukup" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message ...
> Yes and it did no good.

No error messages are displayed, except for the one about the printer
drivers. All it does is shows the hourglass and does not respond. Sometimes
the PCs completely freeze. All of the programs work unless you try to do
something will the printing, such as print preview.

One of the PCs has a local print and we changed that to the default printer
and it did no good. We have removed the server printer from this workstation
and restarted it and it took care of the problem.

For the other PC we have moved the server printer to it and set the printer
up as a local default printer. We are currently trying to remove the server
printer connection from this PC and it does not want to be deleted.

Would this be caused by some printer driver problem on these PCs?

"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Okay so when the problem occurs you attempt to access
> the problem server and what exact error do you receive?
>
> "Matt Soukup" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message ...
>> Yes and it did no good.
>
>