Multiple print driver copies on same server
We have a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM handling print services in our company (client laptops approx 80% Win7 Pro x64/20% Win10 Pro x64.) Is it possible to install two separate drivers on the server for...
View ArticleMultiple Registry Keys for the same printer
Hi there,I run my printers through a print server and also apply them using group policy to users and machines. I found today that in the registry key: "HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Print"...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Server Core & Print Separator Page
I have servers configured with the Print Server role running Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core. I need to define print separator pages for some of the printers.When running the Print Management...
View ArticleJobID in PrintService Operational log
Hi Viewing the PrintService Operational log I have noticed that the document ID or JobId used gets to a certain number and then starts over. What I can't figure out is why that number is different on...
View ArticlePrint Server High Availaibility Design
Hi,Question is regarding Windows 2012 R2 Print Server sizing. There are approximately 650 printers (various printer models, plotters, multi-function devices) that I'll be setting up in a new...
View ArticlePrinter keep going offline.
Hey I have setup a domain server recently and one of my printers keeps going "offline"... the printer is a HP LaserJet P1505n.It has an ip even when it's "offline". i have been over drivers, snmp.......
View ArticleAll printer disappeared from Print Server 2012 R2
We are loosing all our printers in Devices and Printers after a server reboot, had the same issue in Server 2003R2. We have migrated to Server 2012R2 and still the same problem. Is their some setting...
View ArticlePrinters are disappearing from AD
Hi Team,I'm facing the issue that, often my printers are getting disappeared which are listed in AD. I'm restarting print spooler service every time to get listed. Any suggestion on this? Any one faced...
View ArticlePrinter in wrong place
My hp laserjet 1200 series pcl 5, connected to my computer via USB, got placed in a homegroup network and is not a accessible, even though I restart the print spooler. How to I get it out of the...
View ArticlePrint filter pipeline host has stopped working
I hope somebody can help me on this. we are having a terminal Server which is running in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition on which we had installed 12 printers, so now the thing is we are...
View ArticlePrint queue and CREATOR OWNER permissions
Hi all, we are using a printing monitor solution to allow chargeback of printing costs to staff and students. HP printer driovers, for whatever reason, require CREATOR OWNER to have print permission...
View ArticleWindows cannot connect to the printer, specified port is unknown
When adding any one of the many printers on one of the Terminal Servers i recieve this message.I do not have this issue on the other three Servers, just wondering if anyone else has had this issue and...
View ArticlePrinters won't collate
Hi, I'm setting up a new printserver at work, running on W2012 R2. This week I've encountered a problem; the printers won't sort/collate. In Word 2016 I set my printjob properties to sort and in PDF...
View ArticleHow to identify who deleted the printer driver
Hi,How to identify who deleted the printer driver in the print server?Regards,Shahul Hameed
View ArticleI upgraded to windows 10 now my HP Photosmart c4580 will not work!
I upgraded to windows 10 now my HP Photosmart c4580 will not work! My computer reports there are no drivers. Did they get deleted?
View ArticleGPP 'Set Default' Preference not working on login, but works with gpupdate
Hey Everyone - Super Strange Issue!We deploy printers using GP prefs (to users on 2012R2 Terminal Servers). We recently migrated to a 2012R2 print server (from 08R2). I can't seem to get the 'Set...
View ArticlePrinting preferences crashes RDP
HelloGot a weird issue I have encountered. I'm running windows server 2012 R2 with windows 8.1 client to which a RDP is done from a windows 7 PC. Now my issue is that when selecting or pressing...
View ArticlePrinter HP Laserjet P1102 not work with RDP to Win Server 2008 x64
Server OS=Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Client OS=Windows 7 Printer=HP Laser Jet Professional P1102 (USB) All last updates installed on both OS. Printer successfully working on client workstation....
View ArticleHow to disable Microsoft Point and Print
Recently, my Windows 2012 R2 print server decided to start replacing users' OEM drivers with the Microsoft Point and Print driver. The MS driver doesn't allow people to use printer-specific features,...
View ArticleTrack print jobs without using system log
Hello, I have a bit of an odd question. I'm trying to count the number of jobs (in an effort to count separator pages printed) output to our HP network printers, which all have shared print queues...
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