Find a printer

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To find a printer

Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
In the console tree, right-click the domain node, and then click Find.
In the Find list, click Printers.
On the Printers tab, in Name, type the name of the printer you want to find.
Click Find Now.

Notes

Performing this task does not require you to have administrative credentials. Therefore, as a security best practice, consider performing this task as a user without administrative credentials.
To open Active Directory Users and Computers, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Active Directory Users and Computers.
You can also click the Features tab to find a printer with particular features, or click the Advanced tab for more powerful search options.
To find printers, you can also click

on the toolbar.

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