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Hi all,<br />
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we have a Windows 2003 SP1 installation with several network printers installed.<br />
Since last week, all of the printers disappeared. When we try to add them again, we can't create new Standard TCP/IP ports, only local ports. The TCP/IP option is just not in the list.<br />
We installed SP2 over the weekend but that didn't help.<br />
<br />
What can we do to fix this?<br />
<br />
Thanks!
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Hi all,

we have a Windows 2003 SP1 installation with several network printers installed.
Since last week, all of the printers disappeared. When we try to add them again, we can't create new Standard TCP/IP ports, only local ports. The TCP/IP option is just not in the list.
We installed SP2 over the weekend but that didn't help.

What can we do to fix this?

Thanks!

Standard TCP/IP printer port missing from Windows 2003

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

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