Microsoft KB Archive/172945

= How To View A Remote Printer in Windows NT 4.0 =

Article ID: 172945

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q172945



SUMMARY
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 \\ \ . (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.
 * 1) Double-click on the printer queue you want monitor.

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

120019 Windows NT Remote Printer Administration Limitations

Additional query words: prodnt server viewer

Keywords: kbhowto kbinfo kbprint KB172945

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