Printer server in windows 2003

Change to Tpms. Powershell and convert the export files created above — here W2k3-printers. Merge both PowerShell files to a single file. At the end of this new PowerShell file add the following lines :.

Powershell migration cript:. Powershell migration cript: -Template parameter added. By right-clicking on any of these printers you can perform tasks such as the following:. There's also an option to deploy printers using Group Policy, but we'll cover that one in a future article. Let's go ahead and add BOX as a print server to make the next topic more interesting:.

Figure 7: Three print servers listed in Print Management. Say you want to get a quick picture of what's happening with different printers on your network.

For example, say you want to know which printers currently have jobs in their print queues. Using the Print Filters feature of Print Management, this is easy—a lot easier than browsing all the print queues of all your network printers! Figure 8: Using the default printer filter named Printers With Jobs. Note that both Accounting Printer 1 and Sales Printer 2 have one job in their queue, and that the Accounting printer is ready but the Sales printer is in an error state.

Opening the printer queue for the Sales printer lets you see the details of what's in the queue:. Figure 9: Test page is stuck in the queue for Sales Printer 2. That doesn't tell us what's wrong with the printer of course—maybe that could be a feature request for R3!

Anyway, we could also quickly find out which printers are not ready by selecting the Printers Not Ready node, another default printer filter:. Figure Using the default printer filter named Printers Not Ready.

As expected, Sales Printer 2 shows up here as the only printer currently not ready on our network. The third default printer filter is named All Printers and this displays all the printers currently on your network we have three on BOX and two on BOX which makes five in total. What's even more useful is that you can create your own custom printer filters to display whatever you want to know about printers on your network. Let's see how this works. This starts the New Printer Filter Wizard, and let's say we want to create a filter that will display all printers on our network that are to be used for color printing only, and also indicate the number there are of such printers in parentheses beside the filter name.

To do this, fill out the first screen of the wizard as follows:. Figure Creating a custom filter to display all color printers on the network. Click Next and select the Field drop-down listbox. Note that you can create a filter for any of the following common printer fields properties or conditions :. So for example, we could create a filter that tests the Jobs In Queue field for all your printers using the Is Greater Than condition against the value That way, any printer that currently has more than 25 jobs in its queue will satisfy the filter.

But what about color? When you troubleshoot printing across a network in Windows Server , your approach may frequently include seven processes. After you verify each process, you can generally identify the problem. Check the properties of the logical printer and make sure that you have the correct driver for that printer. Use the Add Printer Wizard to add another logical printer for the same physical printer to quickly identify if the problem lies with the logical printer.

Check the properties of the logical printer on the client computer. Make sure that the driver is correct for that printer. Use the Add Printer Wizard to add another logical printer for the same physical printer to quickly identify if the problem is with the logical printer. Check a specific user's permissions to print to that printer, and then check the Group Policy settings for printers that are turned on.

Check to see if the document that the client computer is trying to print to includes only text or only graphics. Check the network transport protocols. Check other network components that are required for printing. If changing the data type does not resolve the problem, make sure that you change the data type back to its original setting.

If you cannot verify each process listed in this table, you may have a network problem. To troubleshoot common printing problems, you can use general troubleshooting techniques either with a local printer that is connected directly to a computer or with a local printer that is connected to the network.

Note For more information about network printing, see the "Additional troubleshooting steps for printers that are connected to a network" section. To print a test page, you must have print permissions.

You can also print a test page when you first install a printer. To print a test page, follow these steps:. Click Start , and then click Printers and Faxes. Right-click the printer that you want to test, and then click Properties. Click the General tab, and then click Print Test Page. Note If the test page did not print correctly, continue to troubleshoot. If you cannot print a test page or if you cannot print in several or all your Microsoft Windows programs, you may have one of the following problems:.

If your printer prints a page with the words This is a test , the WordPad test is successful. Now, try to print from your program. If you cannot print from your program or from several Windows-based programs, then start Windows in Safe Mode. If you cannot print from WordPad, see if you can print at a command prompt. Open a Command Prompt window window. Note If your printer is connected to a port other than LPT1, replace "lpt1" with the correct port.

If you cannot print at a command prompt, try to Start Windows in Safe Mode and then try to print at a command prompt again. Safe Mode helps you diagnose problems. If a symptom does not reappear when you start your computer in Safe Mode, you can rule out the default settings and minimum device drivers as possible causes.

If a newly added device or a changed driver is the cause of the printing problem, you can use Safe Mode to remove the device or reverse the change. Safe Mode This option uses only the basic files and the generic drivers that are required to run Windows Server on your computer.

Safe Mode with Networking This option is the same as Safe Mode except that network connectivity also starts. To start Windows Server in Safe Mode, follow these steps: Note You may want to print these instructions before you restart your computer.

In the What do you want the computer to do? When you see the Please select the operating system to start message, press F8.

For additional information about starting Windows Server in Safe Mode, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. Check the cables, switch boxes, and connections to make sure that all printer and network cables are securely connected. If you are connected to a switch box, try to remove the switch box, and then connect to the printer directly.

If the self-test does not work, contact your printer manufacturer. To determine whether there is a problem with your printer driver installation, remove and reinstall your default printer driver. To do this, follow these steps:. Right-click the default printer icon, and then click Delete. Note The default printer icon has a white check mark in a black circle in its upper-left corner.

Double-click Add Printer , and then click Next. Click Local printer attached to this computer , and then click Next. Click Use the following port , click the port that you want your printer to use, and then click Next. In the Manufacturer list, click the name of your printer manufacturer, and in the Printers list, click the name of your printer model.

Note If you are not sure of the manufacturer or the printer model or if you do not see your printer model in the Printers list, see your printer documentation. Click Next , and then click Yes to make this your default printer. Click Next three times, and then to indicate that you want to print a test page, click Yes.

Test your printer by printing a document from WordPad. Click Use the following port , click the port that the printer is attached to, and then click Next. To make this your default printer, click Next , and then click Yes. If the test page does not print, contact your printer manufacturer for more information.

If the test page prints correctly, test your printer by printing a document from WordPad. If you can print from WordPad, try to print from your program. If you can now print from your program, your original printer driver is incorrect or incompatible with your computer. Contact the printer manufacturer for your printer for the latest compatible drivers. To check to make sure that your printer is using printer configuration files that are not corrupted, you must make sure that you have fresh copies of the printer configuration files on your computer To do this, follow these steps:.

Note The default printer icon has a white check mark in a black circle in upper-left corner. In the console tree, expand Services and Applications , and then click Services. In the Services pane, right-click Print Spooler , and then click Stop.

After you stop the spooler service, if you cannot delete the files and folders or if you receive a message that states that the files are in use, follow these steps. In the Services pane, double-click Print Spooler. In the Startup type list, click Disabled , and then click OK.

In the Startup type list, click Automatic , and then click OK. After you update the printer files, reinstall your printer. To install a printer driver, follow these steps:. Note If you are not sure of the manufacturer or the printer model, of if you do not see your printer model in the Printers list, see your printer documentation. After you update the printer files for a network printer, you must create a local port. To create a local printer port, follow these steps:. Click Local printer attached to this computer , clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box, and then click Next.

Note The server name is the name of the printer server and the printer name is the printer share name. Click the name of your printer manufacturer, and in the Printers list, click the name of your printer model. If the test page does not print, you may have a network connectivity problem and you may have to contact your network administrator.

If the test page prints, your printing problem may have occurred because of corrupted printer files. Set this printer as your default printer, and then try to print from WordPad. If your printer prints a page with the words This is a test, your WordPad test is successful. If the WordPad test is successful, try to print from your program. If you cannot print from your program, then check the program. To check the available space on your hard disk to make sure that your computer has sufficient available disk space to print your document, follow these steps:.

Click Start , and then click My Computer. Note The system disk is wherever you installed Windows. It is typically drive C. A pie chart appears that indicates how much space on your disk is being used, and how much disk space is free. You want about 32 megabytes MB of free disk space to print a simple document. You may require more free disk space to print larger documents, such as documents that contain graphics.

We recommend MB of free disk space. Note that 1 gigabyte GB equals MB. If there is not sufficient disk space available, try to remove files and programs that you have to have. After you increase your available disk space, try to print from your program. At this point, you have determined that you can print from WordPad and that the printing issue seems to be specific to one program. To troubleshoot problems in the program, think about what the printing problem is.

For example, does your program print graphics correctly? Or, are you having problems with a particular font? Does the problem occur in only one document? Or, does the problem occur in all document in the program? As a test, try to print a blank page from the program.

If this prints correctly, the program may have problems with memory or with fonts.