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Q172945: How To View A Remote Printer in Windows NT 4.0

Article: Q172945
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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To monitor and administer a remote print queue in Windows NT 3.51, perform the
following steps:

1. Double-click on print manager.

2. From the Printer menu, click Server Viewer.

3. Type the computer name of the computer to monitor the queues of remotely.

To monitor and administer a remote print queue in Windows NT 4.0, perform one of
the following procedures:

1. Click on the Start button, and then click Run.

2. Type the \\<servername>\<printer sharename>. (For example,
  \\myserver\hplaser)

  NOTE: If you do not have the correct permissions on that server, you will be
  prompted for a user name and password.

3. Double-click on the printer queue you want monitor.

-or-

1. Double-click on Network Neighborhood.

2. Double-click on the server icon where the printer queue resides.

3. Double-click on the printer queue you want monitor.

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information, please refer to the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120019 Windows NT Remote Printer Administration Limitations

Additional query words: prodnt server viewer
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Keywords          : kbprint 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WinNT:3.51,4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA PPC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto kbinfo

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