Print shares not showing on Node 2
I'm having an issue with my Server 2008 R2 64-bit fully patched Print cluster (2 Nodes).Currently, the Print Spooler and Shares are running off Node 01 without issues. If I fail over to Node 02 all the...
View ArticleAdding Print Server Role throws error 0x800f0922
Hi all. I installed the Print Server Role on my Server 2012R2 box. Under Print Server properties I removed all groups, and added: All Application Packages, Creator Owner, and a custom security group...
View ArticleTesting new printer driver from Windows 2008 Print Server
We would like to test "KONICA MINOLTA C3850 Series PCL6" version 3.1.2.0 x64 driver and print server already installed with Version 3.0.1.0 x64. If we try to add new printer driver on the print server...
View Article"Windows Can't Open Add Printer. Access is Denied."
Hi there, hoping to get some help on some printer issues on our server... Here are the symptoms and some information from troubleshooting I've been doing.1. Last saturday for no apparent reason, MOST...
View Articlewindows photo viewer for Win2012: autosize and filename
hellowe have migrate an applicazion from Win2003 to Win2012.this application use incoming fax (as tif file), and automatically print on default printer.I need to know how disable the autofit, and also,...
View ArticlePrinting on environment where NTLM is denied
Hi,One of customer I support, they told me that they are deny all NTLM traffic on their network. They were asking me how this will impact the printing services, since we use IP instead of...
View Articleafter MS16-087 all printers disappear from print management interface 2012 R2
Appears only to affect 2012 R2, although I have no NON R2 to test against. 2008 R2 appears to be unaffected. (printers still show in print management after applying MS16-087 on 2008 R2).This issue has...
View ArticleHow to prevent users from adding or sending printing to specific network...
Dear Server Expert,we are currently using the Windows Server 2008 R2 as the print server. We deployed printer via the Group Policy. All our printers are actually network printer. some printers are...
View ArticleAdding NEW 32bit printer with 32bit drivers, on 64bit Windows
I can't believe this is so difficult. I find lots of tricks to install 32bit printer drivers on an EXISTING printer with 64bit drivers, on a 64bit server.But I'm trying to install a printer for the...
View Articlesplwow64.exe error on all applications. cannot print anymore since last...
It had been a few months since my last windows update, so I updated my server. Since then I get an splwow64.exe error whenever I launch any application that has printing. I can no longer print to my...
View ArticleContent PDF gets deleted when printing to PDF
Hi all,One of my colleagues has a weird problem when creating a PDF (working in terminal). This is the situation:He receives a PDF via email, containing 3 pages. Out of those 3 pages, he wants to...
View ArticleWin2016 - Setting Branch Office Printing mode not being correctly displayed
I am having trouble displaying the Branch Office Print mode from the Get-Printer cmdlet We first set a printer to use Branch Office direct printingSet-Printer -name sgbrcp1 -ComputerName <g...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 printing error
Several folks in my department are having difficulties printing to a Server 2012 R2 print server. The server error log shows the typical '372' event ID. However, after browsing several other threads...
View ArticleWhat is the 'Packaged' column in Print Management -> Drivers?
Greetings,We have an EFI Fiery print driver that can't be silently deployed since a popup comes up. This is because it is not 'packaged' apparently.Here's a screen shot of the column and then of the...
View ArticlePrint server migration print queue problems
I just finished doing the change over from a 2003 print server to a 2012 R2 print server. All print queues are setup with x86 and x64 type 3 print drivers.I have a few print queues that are not...
View ArticleBranch Office Direct print - offline logs
Hi, I am trying to set up Branch Office Direct print (BODP) in my test lab, and actually testing offline logs.Server: Windows Server 2012 R2Client: Windows 8.1I was able to set up BODP, as I can see...
View ArticleBranch Office Direct Printing Not Working
I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 server setup to be a print server in my corporate office. Branch Office Direct Printing is enabled for all of the print queues as well as client side rendering. I have a...
View ArticlePrevent printing from non-domain computers
Hi all,I have a print server set up in an AD domain. Guest account is disabled on the print server. Besides "Administrators", Print queues only have "Authenticated users - Print" and "CREATOR OWNER -...
View ArticleEnabling "Print History" through group policy.
In Windows 7 Enterprise, if you want to enable print history, you have to do the following:EventViewer go to Application and Services->Microsoft->Windows->PrintService->Operational(right...
View ArticleMass updating of printer permissions
I've updated my print servers and management clients so that I can get the Security tab on the Print Management screen. I was able to easily create a group that had 'Manage Documents' rights on the...
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