Sorry missed the local part. Delete the printer, Restart the spooler. Goto the server properties and drivers tab. Remove the Printer drivers and reboot. Do a reinstall of the printer.
-----Original Message----- From: Tony Volpe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Printing issue This is directly connected; not shared; and I do not believe the Port Configuration option show anything but transmission retry time Any other thoughts At 08:45 AM 12/17/2008, you wrote: >Make sure SNMP is turned off on the port properties. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:31 AM >To: NT System Admin Issues >Subject: Printing issue > >I did an upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows XP Pro on two Dell >GX270s. Both upgrades went smoothly. One has a Laserjet 1200 >attached by the parallel port (LPT1) and it worked well. The other >has a Laserjet 5 also connected to the parallel port with a >centronics cable. It will not take the Laserjet 5 drivers with Add >Printer (error). After may efforts to install the Laserjet 5 , tried >the Laserjet 4. It took the driver and it print out the test page >then went immediately 'offline'. The offline feature is not >checked. It also showed up as shared. If I shut off the share, >the Icon show ready then goes immediately to offline. >Suggestions please > >~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1852 - Release Date: >12/16/2008 6:11 PM ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
