New to Enabling Printing and Faxing

The Printers and Faxes folder (formerly Printers folder) changes appearance when you select Show Common Tasks in folders.

To change the Printers and Faxes folder view

1. In Control Panel, double-click Folder Options.

2. On the General tab, click Show Common Tasks in folders.

An unobtrusive balloon in the notification area, instead of a dialog box on the main screen, tells you the status of a print job. The balloon remains active for ten seconds or until the user clicks the icon.

The preferred port monitor in Windows XP Professional is the Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor, known as the standard port monitor, which uses TCP/IP as the transport protocol. When Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is supported and turned on, Windows XP Professional uses it to configure and monitor the logical printer ports. Internet printing also adds a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) port monitor.

Warning 

Windows XP Professional no longer supports the Data Link Control (DLC) printing protocol. DLC is the default protocol for using HPMON from Hewlett Packard. Some earlier Hewlett Packard Jet Direct printers use HPMON. You can upgrade to the current Hewlett Packard Jet Direct network interface card that supports IP and use the standard port monitor.