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AD Printers Post your questions, comments, feedbacks and suggestions Q: We are running AD. Whenever we want to move a shared printer from one server to another server, we need to go to each client to change the settings. For example, we may want to change the settings from \\serverA\printer to \\serverB\printer. I wonder if there is any way to do \\domain\printer instead of \\server\printer just like DFS? A: You can stick DNS names in the UNC path -- e.g. \\printer1.example.com\printer1 and then use DNS to manage the printer locations. I suppose you could do the same with NetBIOS names (WINS etc.) Q: Can't print a DOS application through the network printer A: To enable your DOS apps to print to a network printer, at a command prompt (or in a batch file), type: NET USE LPTx: \\computername\sharename /PERSISTENT:YES. Alternatively, create a local printer and redirect the port to the network server. To do that, create a local printer and in the Ports section, create a new port. Click Local, and type the server and printer name for the printer (use the \\servername\printername syntax). Symptoms: After removing a network printer from a workstation and rebooting the workstation, I find the network printer is restored automatically. Cause: 1) Your system may
have a logon script to map the printer.
How can I change the w2k networking printer settings and load a new driver
If we need to change the settings or load a new driver on a w2k/xp networking printer, we may have three options.
1) Change the
settings or load a new driver on w2k server. The settings and drivers will
be downloaded to the w2k/xp workstations.
2) If you need
to load a driver locally and manually on the w2k/xp workstations, we may
logon as administrator and copy our settings to the users after loading the
driver.
3) Or give the
users Manage Printers right temporarily.
Q: How to add NT 4 network sharing printers on XP I am trying to add NT 4 network sharing printers on XP. The problem that I A: To install win 2000/XP printer driver on a NT 4 server as sharing driver and download it to win2000/XP clients automatically, 1) install the win 2000/XP driver on a 2000/XP workstation; 2) then from local workstation, double-click the NT 4 sharing printer (if you get a message like not Digital Signature, click OK to continue; 3) select sharing; 4) click Additional driver; 5) the driver will be uploaded to the NT 4 server and will be downloaded into other workstations automatically when installing it. Re: MS q263090. How to setup a default printer based on a network group ' Add a network printer if the computer is a member of
the group. Q: How to setup a network printer for all users on NT/w2k/xp? A: 1. You can add the printer into a user and
then copy the user's profile into the default user. All new logon users will
have the same printer settings. How to delete a printing job that won't go away If you have deleted a printing job but it won't go away,
you may to How to install a network printer on NT/W2K/XP for all users You may have some options to install a network printer on NT/W2K/XP for all
users without repeat the same procedure one by one. How to save or print a file list You can use the command prompt and the DIR command. To save the file list of windows, type dir c:\windows > c:\filelist.doc. To print, type dir c:\windows > lpt1 or dir c:\windows > prn.
How to fix a
print problem without rebooting the server
Q: For some reason the printer spool gets clogged up and I have to reboot the server to be able to print. Even if I try and delete the files they will go clear until I reboot. Any Ideas? A: Next time when the printer has a problem to print, try to delete the job first. If, for some reasons, you can't delete it, you can go to Administrative Tools>services to stop and restart the printer spool without rebooting the server.
I can't add a new
driver in a networking printer
If you are running win9x computer, normally you can change the networking printer settings and add a new driver on it. For w2k/xp, however, the regular users may not be able to do these any more because the settings and loading drivers are controlled by w2k server where the printer is located. Problem to print PDF to a HP printer Resolution: 1) Upgrade printer driver; 2) download HP LaserJet Enhanced driver; 3) download and install HP Enhanced driver. Some print features are not available Symptoms: After installed networking HP Color printer 1220C with the driver coming from w2k server, 1) MS Word doesn't have11x17 paper option; 2) ArcMap loses some print features. Resolutions: Install the driver from HP instead of using w2k existing driver. Q: Why can't print a DOS program even it is pointed to LPT1 A: 1) Printing from MS-DOS-based programs does not work if the printer is
a Postscript Printer. |
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