"Steve Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:VA.00004795.405f67a9@localhost.com...
> Re network or local printer:
>
> This may not be universally true but if I go to Start, Printers &
> Faxes, rightclick the printer I'm interested in and choose Properties
> then go to the Sharing tab:
>
> If the printer drivers are installed from the network server where the
> printer is physically installed, the sharing options are all grayed
> out.
>
> If it's a locally installed printer driver (whether or not the printer
> is physically attached to the computer), I have the option of sharing
> the printer on this same tab ... the settings are NOT grayed out.
>
> Also, if you print a test page and look at the Computer Name, if it's a
> locally installed driver, it'll be your own computer's name, even if
> the printer is physically attached to and shared from another printer.
> If it's a network driver, the computer name will be the name of the
> computer where the driver's installed from.

I knew there was a better way. Thanks, Steve. :-)

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