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Printing is the writing of data in a human-readable format onto durable media such as paper.

Printing is the writing of data in a human-readable format onto durable media such as paper.

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Printer redirection on server 2003

On windows server 2003 when one user connects to the server via RDP the default printer of the server for her profile does not change to the redirected printer of the session. This only happens with the one user all the other users default printers…
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Windows 7 Print Spooler keeps serial ports locked also when stopped

I have a program (environment is Windows 7 Enterprise 32bit) that scans available serial ports to detect a specific device. But on many machines a printer driver is configured on one of the serial port (this does not means that there is actually a…
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Printing weirdness - German language, Xerox 7125

Please read carefully to see the problem details and steps that I have taken to troubleshoot. We have an executive at my organization who has a German language machine, Windows 7. I have installed the German Language drivers, and have set the…
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Hardware needed to make office printing as easy as possible?

I'm currently in an 100 person office with about 10 network printers. I'd like to have it so that any new employee who comes into the network won't have to spend time connecting to all 10+ printers to be able to print to any of them. I'd like them…
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Allow users to remove printers via group policy

We are deploying printers via group policy using Server 2008's Print Management role. Some printers that were deployed by group policy earlier are no longer relevant, however they remain attached to workstations. End users cannot right-click -->…
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Print Spooler service causes slow startup

We have a server that takes ~20mins to start up. Some testing was done, and we were able to determine that it is the print spooler service that is causing the slow down. Not enabling it with automatic start up cuts the boot time down to 5mins. I…
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How do I stop hpboid.exe and hpbpro.exe from running MANY MANY times on my server?

I'm seeing many copies of those 2 programs running on the server. They seem to collect over time and each consume 5mb-10mb of RAM. It seems to be part of the printer driver for either the HP LaserJet 4100 or the HP Color LaserJet 4600. Right now I…
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Error when attempting to install network printer/driver using PrintUI command

I receive the following error when attempting to install a TCP/IP printer using PrintUI: "Operation could not be completed (error 0x00000705). Windows cannot locate a suitable printer driver. Contact your administrator for help locating and…
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printing on Solaris lp or lpr

On Solaris 10 I have a question about printing. Does it matter whether we use the lp or lpr command? What is the difference? Thanks.
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Brother Printer Error Codes - E58 on HL7050

Does anyone have a list of the Brother Printer Error Codes, and/or know what E58 refers to? I support quite a few Brother printers, but this is the fist time I've come across this one. Thanks,
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google cloud print on linux

i'm using Google apps, and i would like to use Google Cloud Print but all my printers are "classic", and for what i understand it is possible to use a classic printer if i have a running pc with my google account on chrome.is there any service or…
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Remove printers from old print server/deploy new ones

I have created a new print server, and would like to move our users from old to new. We have a mixed environment of XP and Win7 (64 bit). The old server is Windows Server 2003 SP2 (not R2 & 32 bit) and the new is Windows Server 2008 SP1 (64bit). I…
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Silently install/add a print queue to a Windows client

Does anyone know how I can silently install/add a print queue to a Windows client? The clients are 32-bit Windows XP connecting to a Windows 2008 R2 print server, and I tried using the following command, but it still pops up a dialog asking the…
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What print management tools are available for a large organization?

Our organization uses the Pharos print management software to allow users to manage jobs to different output devices, as well as tracking usage for the users and allowing / denying access to different print resources. The contract is coming up for…
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Windows 7 (roaming profiles) not seeing printers deployed with printer management?

I've got a network with about 15-20 printers deployed using printer management that is setup on a Win 2008 server. All the users have roaming profiles. All the XP machines get all the printers without issue and the users can print to them all…
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