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you guys can have the points on the account of a good try... but adding an account on the server that is the same as on each work station doesnt solve my problem. remember, i didnt want to have to keep re-authenticating everytime they used the printer, no matter if they are authenticating with the 'same' user\pass. they still have to authenticate. anyway, i mapped a drive and told it to 'reconnect at login' so it automagicly authenticates and the user doesnt have to do it each time.
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you guys can have the points on the account of a good try... but adding an account on the server that is the same as on each work station doesnt solve my problem. remember, i didnt want to have to keep re-authenticating everytime they used the printer, no matter if they are authenticating with the 'same' user\pass. they still have to authenticate. anyway, i mapped a drive and told it to 'reconnect at login' so it automagicly authenticates and the user doesnt have to do it each time.

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I have a workgroup set up with a server on the workgroup. The server is sharing a printer. If I go \\server\printer i have to authenticate to the server and then i can print, but if a user reboots, they have to re-authenticate to the printer or they get an access-denied when trying to print to it. I have allowed 'anonymous' and 'everyone' full access to the printer.<br />
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how can i get the authentication to stick? 
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I have a workgroup set up with a server on the workgroup. The server is sharing a printer. If I go \\server\printer i have to authenticate to the server and then i can print, but if a user reboots, they have to re-authenticate to the printer or they get an access-denied when trying to print to it. I have allowed 'anonymous' and 'everyone' full access to the printer.

how can i get the authentication to stick? 

Accessing Shared Printer on Workgroup

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