Windows Point and Print Technical Overview

Published: March 21, 2003 | Updated: November 20, 2006
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Summary

This document describes the Point and Print feature, which lets users print to a network printer without having to manually install a new driver. It includes information that has been updated for Windows Vista.

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Using Printer Drivers and Point and Print

RPC vs. SMB Connections

Point and Print from Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Client, or Windows Vista to Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003

Point and Print from Windows NT 4.0 Client to Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003

Point and Print between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows

Point and Print from Other Windows Versions to Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003

Point and Print from UNIX

Point and Print control by Group Policy


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