WINDOWS 2k8 R2 server used as a print server
In our Windows environment we use win2k8 r2 servers as DATA server as well as print servers. We have 1 server that houses shared data between customers which works fine but the server also is a print...
View ArticleXerox GPD driver install fails with 800f024b
My problem is very close to this one. I've installed updates KB2701894 & KB2748246 on client but it didn't help.Server: Windows 2012 R2 + current windows updates. Xerox GPD PS (PCL, PCL6)...
View ArticlePrinters using DHCP disappears from DNS...
Hi all, hope that someone can help me out here.We have a number of VLANs where we put both printers and devices (laptops, phones, scanners etc.) on. All devices are using DHCP. The client devices with...
View ArticleNew font versions installed by Office 2010
Hi Forum,I know that e.g. the Calibri font is updated with a newer version when installing Office 2010.What I am missing is a list that tells me which fonts to update on a print server. Running a pure...
View ArticleWindows Server Print Shares & Problems with OSX
I am having troubles printing from our Macs to SMB shared printers on Windows Server 2012 R2. This is not effecting all of our printers, but there are a select few that are having issues. Unlike most...
View ArticleCan't add printers with \\SERVERNAME\PRINTER_SHARENAME but can add printers...
Hi,I've started getting problems with attaching shared printers via group policy to are client computers.All the event logs i'm getting seem to be pointing to permissions on the printer, but they seem...
View ArticleWindows 7 x64 can't read/install any printer drivers from Windows Server 2003...
I read the thread Widows 7 printer HP deskjet 855c driver about possible installation of HP855c drivers onto Windows 7 x64 from "Windows Server 2003 x64" CD but I didn't have enough luck to succeed...
View ArticleUnsigned print driver installation on Windows 2012 Server
What is the easiest way to install unsigned Xerox print drivers on a Windows 2012 Print Server? I'm getting this error, which I think must be related to the drivers being unsigned: "Driver...
View ArticlePrinting from Remote Desktop
Cannot print on Fanfold 210 x 305mm on Epson LQ680 from remote desktop on windows server 2008 r2.Printer installed in the local system is listed under printers in remote session and able to print on...
View ArticleAccess shared printer on Windows Server 2008 without username and password
I have a printer that I shared on my Windows 2008 server. Every time I try to print from a computer on the network it asks me for a username/password to access this printer. How do I disable the...
View ArticleUnable to receive fax on server 2012 r2, sending faxes is not a problem
Hello,I am running a server installed with 2012 r2, fully updated, connected with a 56K USB controller dial-up External Faxmodem with Voice, downloaded the newest driver for 2012.Added the role: Fax...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Standard: Spoolsv.exe process hitting 100% CPU Usage
Server OS: Windows 2008 R2 Standard Function: Primary Domain Controller and also Print Server Clients: All are running Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit SP1 Roughly for the past 12 months our Print Server has...
View ArticleHow to count prints given by a domain users
Dear All,I have a domain server in 2012 server and i need to count no of prints given by a particular domain user. Can any buddy help me out?Regards,GhaffarAbdul Ghaffar
View ArticlePrint Driver Isolation: What exactly constitues a printer driver instability,...
Server OS: Windows 2008 R2 Standard The Microsoft PDI blogs and HP PDI Documentation detail PDI prevents a printer driver instability, failure or bad driver problem. What exactly constitues a printer...
View ArticlePrinters deleting themselves from Windows 2008 R2 Print Server
We have a server that is seemingly randomly deleting the print objects from the server itself. When we look at the Print server console, we see that all the installed/shared printers are "Error -...
View ArticlePrint Server Setup/Config
ok, i have a 2008 R2 server that i added the print server role too.i have been following this article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753109(v=ws.10).aspx but my question is when i add a...
View ArticleGPO for Print Server Security settings?
Hi forum,I am setting up a specific OU for print servers and have a GPO assigned to this.As we need to apply certain roles to some AD groups we have a need to reflect this to the Print Server Security...
View ArticleHow to allow non domain users to map to print drivers?
Greetings,We have a Windows Server 2008 (non R2) 32 bit server that acts as print server. It's also on a domain. Users who are on the domain can easily add the print driver simply by going to device...
View ArticleServer 2008 - View log of printed jobs?
This is a bit of a long shot, however, someone's printed a huge amount and not claimed it, so, we wanted to see who's responsible, without asking a few obvious suspects! I had a look around on the...
View ArticleServer 2012 Printer Driver installation issues
Environment: 2 Virtual servers hosted by Hyper-V using Server 2012 R2. Print Management Server is deploying printers via Group Policy. Second server is a terminal server.All of the issues began with a...
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