I setup a Windows Server 2016 print server last summer and have been using it in my Active directory environment. I just noticed that the "Print and Document Services" role is not installed.
I've looked online and haven't been able to find an article to tell me actually what it does. What am I missing if anything? All the printers are in the directory and their all working. Why should I install it?
Hi is there a quick way to use ISE in all or as much as it can modules?
I am using powershell check: AD, Exchange,VM,Azure,Veeam,office 365
is the a way to runing all above use Powershell ISE
Which ver. has to be or better
thank you.
Hi,
We have print server on Windows 2008 R2.
Everything works fine until yesterday. Just of a sudden, multiple users were having issue to print. if you put the cursor on the printer, it will say "Needs new driver", but if I try to install the printer by opening \\PrintServer and double click the printer, I got error below.
but if I Install the printer by creating a TCP/IP port locally, then it works.
My question is what caused the problem? Why only part of users are affected and others are fine? How to fix the issue?
Need help!
Thanks in advance!
Grace
Hello,
has anyone already managed to install an IPP printer with powershell?
The "old" way with:
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /b "3rd Floor" /if /f "hpc4x50c.inf" /x /n "whatever" /r "http://printserver.domain.edu:631/printers/3rdFloor" /m "HP LaserJet 4250 PCL 6" /h "x86" /v "Windows XP"
takes too long, and is not stable across reboots.
Preferred Windows Version : 10+
Many thanks.
Hi,
I contacted HP for a Officejet 6700 printer driver suitable for Winders Server 2008 R2 X64 and they said that Microsoft supply them so my question is where can I down load them from?
Regards Ian.
Hello,
I have issue with a windows 2012 R2 print server and W10 (10.0.17134) computer.
Some W10 computer generate very big job in the server queue. All of them print in the same queue : \\SRV01\73S-VIR-000
Queue config :
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Sending a DOCX and a print test page with PC1 (W10 ver. 10.0.17134):
Docx 5 page : 27Mo / Print test page : 6Mo
The data type are NT EMF 1.008.
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Sending a DOCX and a print test page with PC2 (W10 ver. 10.0.17134):
Same Docx 5 page : 500Ko / Print test page : 28Ko
The data type are RAW, all features are available.
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On the W2012 R2 print server :
Print test page : 6Mo (NT EMF 1.008)
If I uncheck the "Enable advanced printing features" all computers print in RAW type but I lose some features.
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So the question is : How reduce size of the EMF data or print in RAW with all features.
Thanks for your help.
DjeDje
Hello,
I have three print servers that I want to backup on a weekly basis using the printbrm utility. Two of the servers I can backup and restore successfully. When I backup the third server, it completes successfully, but when I restore it I get "Windows could not read printer data from the import file". The drivers folder is 2.4 GB, and I cannot remove anymore drivers. There are about 30 printers shared on this server. Is there another utility or any other way to backup this server?
We are in the process of updating our windows 2008 print servers to windows 2012 r2.. the print export/ import process found online worked for the first server, but the second server, the import appeared to work. It shows all the printers (44 total), and test print worked, etc.
Come Monday morning, we find some desktops weren't printing and it was asking for a file path to print to.. for some reason the port created on the import process was 'File' and not the usual HST_printername port (TCP/IP).. about five of the 44 printers had this happen.
Going forward is there a way to prevent this from happening?
We have print servers that have 300+ print queues and I don't want to have to manually check everyone if it can be avoided...
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Jilltre800
When adding a printer via the GUI (2012 R2), there is an option to add a printer using auto-detect and an IP address:
"Add a printer" --> "The printer that I want isn't listed" --> "Add a local or network printer as an administrator" --> "The printer that I want isn't listed" --> "Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname" -->
Primary question: What command line options do I need to add to printui.exe to mimic this GUI behavior?
Additional questions:
Thank you very much for your time and assistance.
Hello all,
I have a domain with both 2003 and 2012r2 domain controllers and a file/print 2012r2 server.
I will demote the 2003 DCs in a week.
It takes very long time (>5 minutes) to install new printers to windows 7 clients (hangs on “searching driver” and “downloading driver”.
When i use the command “netstat” on client I can’t find established connection (ipv4) with print server.
When i use the command “netstat” on client and I access print server file share, I find established connection (ipv4) with server (OK).
I have the same delay when using Active Directory (Devices and Printers > Add a Printer > Add a network printer) to install the driver as when double-clicking the printer share from the server (\\servername\printer-name).
After installation, when clients are printing the response time is normal.
I disable firewall on server and on client, but no luck.
I disable ipv6 on server, but no luck (I re-enable it).
Nslookup from client to server and vice versa has normal results.
SMB in particular server is working ok without delay.
I have installed universal drivers from HP, Ricoh and Lexmark on print server.
Thanks,
Alex
Hi Team,
i have weird issue on my server, all the print queues show "offline" but all the printing function working fine. i can see the "ready" status come for 1 sec and goes to " offline. i already check the queue not in pause or use offline mode status. its normal. i cannot disable the SNMP for some reason. is that anyway to fix this issue for keep printing " ready mode".
pleas help me,,
why print spooler cann't running, if I press button star to print spooler so will feature error 1068?
please help me??
I'm not understand for that..
We have a Kyocera CS 5551 ci printer that is shared on a server. The shared printer is also configured to use the standard pcl.sep separator file and it has always worked. About 4 or 5 months ago if not earlier (possibly before my time in this environment) the printer no longer gets installed on client computers when group policy is applied because the separator file is considered to be invalid.
Below are the details:
pcl.sep file contains the following, and it is on a Server 2016 system where the shared printer resides.
\
\H1B\L%-12345X@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PCL
\H1B\L&l1T\0
\M\B\S\N\U
\U\LJob : \I
\U\LDate: \D
\U\LTime: \T
\E
When group policy runs, the printer should get installed on Win 7 Pro x64 clients.
However, it fails to install the printer and the following error in the Application log shows up:
Source: Group Policy Printers
Event ID: 8192
Level: Error
User: SYSTEM
Task Category: (2)
The user 'xxx.xxx.xx.xxx' preference item in the Group Policy object did not apply because it failed with error code '0x80070707 The specified separator file is invalid.' See trace file for more details.
I am not sure why it is considering the file to be invalid. Replacing the file has made no difference.
Any help is highly appreciated, because everything that I have tried has been without success. Thanks.
Hello,
We're running the following system :
Celeron J1900/4GB ram/64GB SSD and Windows 7 Pro 64Bit.
The system has a Static IP (192.168.159.5) and the printer are POS printers (Thermal printers from Sewoo).
Printers are all set to static IP's 192.168.159.51.
What happens is this : At some random moment the print queue halts for a random printer.
When i click 'restart' on the printjob that's stuck it just goes on like nothing happened.
And it happens at least once every evening.
We have no clue what is causing this issue, also this issue only occurs at that location.
We have 2 network printers that are installed on Server 2019. We added them using add local printer to a standard tcp/ip port and shared them. When trying to connect to these printers from a workstation through a share by going to \\servername\printer we get error 0x00000709. I tried the steps in this article which didn't resolve the issue. https://www.thewindowsclub.com/error-0x00000709-try-connect-printer-windows-10
Any additional suggestions would be appreciated.
i have deployed some printers via GPO
Computer > policies > windows settings > deployed printers
i have changed a driver and now the printer does not have the correct display name - it has the name of the driver???
super weird.
How can i fix this?
I have installed windows 10 pro 64bit Operating system on my client and my server have windows server 2012R2, but when I I'm access my windows server through Remote desktop on my client computer ( on windows 10 pro) then not work printer redirection.
My local Printer not showing when I am work on remote desktop on my windows 10.
make sure 24*7 printer services
can printer server reboot but not affect printer services
thanks
Hi, we have just installed an HP Laserjet Enterprise MFP M527F in a doctors office. The fax capabilities are not as good as an older machine they had. As its a doctors office they need to keep records of all fax transmissions for a few year. The HP will only keep the last 500 faxes on the machine and that's it. The HP faxing software on the network will keep less. They need to have this information so I am wondering what options I have, any advise or help is appreciated.
Many thanks, Chris.