Microsoft KB Archive/291738

= IPX/SPX Network Printer Is No Longer Listed in the Printers and Faxes Folder After Windows XP Upgrade =

Article ID: 291738

Article Last Modified on 10/18/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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This article was previously published under Q291738



SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade a computer from Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition to Windows XP Home Edition, if the computer was connected to a printer through the Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange (IPX/SPX) protocol, the network printer may no longer be listed in the Printers and Faxes folder.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Client Services for NetWare (CSNW) is not included in Windows XP Home Edition.



MORE INFORMATION
If a network printer is required, consider configuring the printer or print server for TCP/IP and create a Standard TCP/IP Port for your printer.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

246868 New TCP/IP Printing Options in Windows 2000 Standard Port Monitor

Keywords: kbprint kbprb kb3rdparty KB291738

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