Microsoft KB Archive/176918

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Cannot Change Network Printer Location from a Command Prompt

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Q176918

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to change the network path for a printer (LPT) port by using the NET USE command at a command prompt, the path changes for MS-DOS-based programs, but not for Windows-based programs.

RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, change the network path in Control Panel instead of using the NET USE command. To do so, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
 * 2) Right-click the printer whose network path you want to change, and then click Properties.
 * 3) Click the Details tab, click End Capture, and then click the LPT port you want to release.
 * 4) Click Capture Port, and then click the LPT port you want to capture in the Device box.
 * 5) In the Path box, type the path to your network printer.
 * 6) Click OK, click OK, and then close the Printers window.

STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords : kbnetwork kbprint win95

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95