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re: Print Spooler error messages - how to disable
Friday, March 2, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Windows Server 2003 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by J
(1 messages posted)
No, this is NOT a Microsoft mitigated problem. Just because things have been working
FINE in Windows 2000 does not mean migration to 2003 will be the same. Print subsystem
CHANGED from Windows 2000 to 2003 just as it did from Windows NT to 2000. HP has
NOT modified the HP TCP/IP Port to adapt to these changes. Furthermore, most HP installs
also put in print monitors which ASSUME you are at the console. THIS is unacceptable.
It is the VENDOR which needs to make the change. How do we know? HP has CLEAN (read:
no stupid monitors/processors) drivers for commonly used enterprise printers at http://hp.com/pond/pnp.
Next time, do you homework before blathering about the OS. While I am not an MS fanatic,
my pet peeve are those that blame whatever vendor is convenient before researching
the issue.
Lastly, do you know how to install print drivers for a print server? Simply put,
it should be done via Printers and Faxes / FILE / SERVER PROPERTIES. It is appalling
that rarely do 'qualified admins' do this even though it is clearly noted in server
deployment whitepapers. If people in general followed instructions, then there wouldn't
be so many issues... but that's another story.
On Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 11:40 am, Charles Brunelle wrote:
>I was able to reproduce the problem. If the printer is shutdown or the network connection
>is lost and someone sents a document to the server, you will get the message on
ANY
>port that is not standard tcp/ip. This IS a Microsoft problem. It only happened
after
>upgrading to Server 2003. The fix to change all ports to the (microsoft) Standard
>TCP/IP does work. When the message pops up on the server, it stops ALL printing.
>This is not acceptable! Luckly, I only had about 50 ports to change. The more I
look
>at this problem, the more it feels like fail by design. Just another more by Microsoft
>to weed out 3rd party vendors. I have been using the HP Standard TCP/IP for years
>and it was working fine until now.
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