Microsoft KB Archive/90277

= Path Used for Spool Files for a Shared Printer =

Article ID: 90277

Article Last Modified on 10/10/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q90277



SUMMARY
When you share a printer with Windows for Workgroups, there is a hidden resource associated with the shared printer; this resource is the directory where temporary spool files are stored when clients print to the printer. Windows for Workgroups uses the directory indicated by the TEMP environment variable.



MORE INFORMATION
If you select the Reshare At Startup check box, making a print share persistent, the current value of the TEMP environment variable is recorded along with the share information in the SHARES.PWL file. If you subsequently change the value of TEMP, the share still uses the old path. To start using a new path, you must stop and restart the printer share.

Because you cannot share redirected devices, you get an error message if you attempt to share a printer when its port has been redirected to a network device. If you set your TEMP variable to a network drive, you get the same error message. In this case, change the TEMP variable to refer to a local drive.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11

Keywords: KB90277

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