In article <#dL$r4dZJHA.652@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, Beth Melton wrote:
> "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. :-)

My pleasure. There are a couple of handy, if PPT-headed, pages here ...
the first one covers the network vs local issue.

How to install a local printer driver
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00605.htm

How to select a default printer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00131.htm

If there's suspicion that the installed default driver is causing problems:

How to install a TEST printer driver
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00952.htm