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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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Print Manager.msc missing in Windows 2003 Server R2

There is an msc that I'd really like to use: printmanager.msc. Specifically I want to be able to force certain OUs to use specific printers without having to push the entire directory. Now I've inherited a Win2k3 domain with a pdc and two…
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connecting usb printer to linux ethernet port

I have wireless router WRT 54GS with DD-WRT and USB printer. I was thinking about installing CUPS on my old WRT and using usb to ethernet converter to connect my usb printer to network. Only part that I'm missing is which kind of connector to…
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Server 2003 spooler woes

We had a power issue yesterday that resulted in our Windows Server 2003 file and print server crashing. Since then we have been having some weird printing issues. Although this should all be rectified by restoring from backup I'm really looking for…
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How to reset password on Kyocera FS-1128MFP

I'm trying to configure a kyocera fs-1128MFP, but i dont have the adminstrator password. Is there anyway to reset the machine to factory defaults.
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Problem with paper size when printing

We have a really strange problem here with the printers in our company. We have several users travelling often from Europe to the US and back. Their laptops are set up in the US. So all their configuration regarding the paper size is "letter". But…
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Automatic printing of files written in specific directory

I have a legacy application that for printing purposes, sends its output to a file in different directories. What's written into directory X is printed in printer X; what's written into directory Y is printed in printer Y; and what's written into…
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Linux based print server

Due to the nature of my work (Software Printing Solutions) I tend to work with Microsoft based servers to host printer queues and settings. I am finding it more and more common as we gain new contracts for some systems to be running Linux based…
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Windows 7 Printing to a network printer

We have a print server running Windows Server 2008. Clients that use Windows XP with a logon script to map have no problems printing. When I test printing to a network printer on a Windows 7 machine, it works fine up to a few machines. As soon as I…
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Windows Server 2008 Remote Desktop printing blank pages

I have a Windows Server 2008 (not R2) machine which has problems with redirected printing. Clients connecting via Remote Desktop have their printers redirected and appearing for them to print to, but printing from applications on the server to local…
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Can I disable the "Document was sent to printer" messages?

I have a few users complaining about the document was sent to printer messages that show up from the system tray. Can they be turned off?
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HP Laserjet "maintenance interval" vs "fuser life"

I posted a question about the Laserjet 8100DN earlier here: Buying an old laser printer -- what will need to be replaced? and from doing some more research I have a new question: I found the "maintence interval" -- "the interval at which you should…
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Printing big files from Linux causes PostScript errors

I've been trying to make a Dell 5110cn printer to work from Linux, to no avail. I've tried sharing the printer from both a Linux and a Windows machine, and in either case, Windows clients can always print fine. When a Linux client sends a print job…
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Is it possible to print on a networked Windows Print server from an AIX server, without using remote printer queues?

I have an application on an AIX server (v5.3) that needs to print via a Windows Print Server over the LAN. The simplest way to do this is to use SMIT to setup a remote print queue - which I've done on the test environment - but the IT department…
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How to force Windows verison of GhostScript to print on A4 page format?

I'm using Windows' version of GhostScript to print PDF files. The problem is it always tried to print page as Letter format what my printer does not support. I've tried -sPAPERSIZE#a4 option but didnt help... Can you advice how to force GS to…
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Can't add printer on Windows XP

I've added a HP 4250 printer to about half a dozen Windows XP PCs in our office without any problems whatsoever, but for some reason I haven't been able to add it to one particular PC today. I go through the Add Printer wizard to add a local printer…
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