Printbrm.exe will not finish printer backup
I have a windows 2008 standard sp2 print server and I am trying to generate a printer backup file using Printbrm.exe. The program consistently fails after backing up the print drivers with the...
View ArticleError "The Fax service failed to receive a fax"
I'm running Windows Server 2008 R2 with Fax Server role installed. I can send faxes without any issue but 6/10 faxes received fail with the error "The Fax service failed to receive a fax. From: ....
View ArticlePrinter shows offline in Print Management - it isn't
A network printer was moved from one location to another recently, and it got a new IP address since it is now in a different subnet.I confirmed that the IP address in the printer was changed and, on...
View ArticlePrinters loose Location in Directory.
This is causing confusion for users who know to search for printers. The printers in their office location should appear, but a few printers in some locations have lost their location property in AD...
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B/W print settings
Hi All,I want to set printers in such a way that, users by default gets B/W print out from the printers. I tried to set it through, printer preference on individual printers properties added to print...
View ArticleDriver settings aren't being retained.
Printer Server = Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1)Printer = Intermec PM4i (label printer)Issue: There are specific settings within the printer driver that are necessary for printing our labels. We install...
View ArticleHow to clear stucked print job wiithout print spooler service stopped?
There were print cluster set up under windows 2008 r2 server and some print queue built there.I found that some document get sucked on specified print queue, i try delete those document but got no...
View ArticleForce users to B/W settings
Hi All,Is there any way we can force users to print B/W on 1 printers and some users to print Color on same printer? Network share name will be different for different users but IP will be same.
View ArticleLanguage Monitors and Bi-directional Printing: What functionality is lost...
Server OS: Windows 2008 R2 Standard Function: Primary Domain Controller and Print Server Clients: All are running Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit SP1 We're considering disabling the HP Universal Print Driver...
View ArticleSpool Service crashes
Hia faw days ago i started getting spool service crashed on my print server i read some articles and tried almost everthing , the last thing i did was isolating the printers and fixing the GPO for the...
View ArticlePrinter Driver Installation During Connect
HiI've read a lot of forums and this issue has been discussed many times. I've tried to follow the suggestions, but still the same issue.The issue is simple: We are using GPO to deploy network...
View ArticleRPC Server not Available error when using Windows Fax & Scan under Windows 7
RPC Server not Available error when using Windows Fax & Scan under Windows 7
View ArticleConnect to printer from CNAME alias fails
Hi, I have moved the print server from a dedicated machine to a VM in Hyper-V.I added a CNAME for the old print server to point to the VM.When I connect to the printer using the CNAME, I get this...
View ArticleConnecting to printer via CNAME fails when a secondary IP address exists on...
We are attempting a migration from Windows Server Std 2003 R2 to Windows Server Std 2008 R2. On the 2003 installation, we have two baremetal installations running with the following redundancy...
View ArticlePrint Job visibility on shared print queues
Hello all,Quick scenario, where print server has a print queue shared with several clients. Each user is sending jobs using this shared queue. Is it possible that users only see their print jobs when...
View ArticleWindows 2012 r2 802.1X MAC Address bypass configuration
I am setting up MAB for my environment and I want to make sure I am setting it up correctly, as I see some articles stating there is a reg edit needed and others that don't mention it at all.I have...
View ArticleWin 8 and 8.1 client showing shared printer server as offline
Hi, we have a problem with our print environment (HP and Ricoh printers). We have some Windows 8 and 8.1 clients and a Windows Server 2008 R2 printserver.Windows 8 and 8.1 is showing the printers as...
View ArticleLocal port
Hi there.I have a problem with printing on a printer connected via a local port. Directly generated printouts from the print server is ok, but print from another computer via a printer share always...
View ArticlePossible to use Remote Desktop Easy Print in 2008 R2 without installing RDS...
Is it possible to use Remote Desktop Easy Print in 2008 R2 without installing any of the RDS Roles?I would have added the Remote Desktop Easy Print driver in 2008 R2 and would like to use the built in...
View Articlefailover printing
so we have print jobs sent out nightly so users have them when they get in, however sometimes the printers go down so I'm wondering if there is a way to then send that print job to a backup printer...
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