Microsoft KB Archive/834738

= Microsoft Windows 9x client computers may not automatically download and install network printer drivers from a Windows Server 2003 network =

Article ID: 834738

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
Client computers that are running any of the following operating systems on a Windows Server 2003 network may not be able to automatically download and install network printer drivers from the server:
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98
 * Microsoft Windows 95

Important The preceding list of operating systems are called Windows 9x in the rest of this article.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because of a problem in the way Windows 9x installs network printer drivers.

Note This problem affects only Windows 9x client computers that are members of a Windows Server 2003 cluster network.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, store the driver for the network printer on a network share, and then specify this location when you install the network printer driver on Windows 9x client computers.

Keywords: kbprint kbnofix kbbug kbprb KB834738

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