Questions tagged [printer]

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Can I ignore a GPO from another GPO?

I have 10 users and 10 computers and 5 printers. 9 of the computers are workstations and the 10th is our accounting server. Each user has a unique set of network drive mappings and printer mappings. I deploy printers using Print Management ->…
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Remote desktop select which printer from local resource

When connecting to Windows XP via Remote Desktop (mstsc), you can select which local resources you want to take with you to the remote desktop (disc drives, clipboard, printers). Is there a way to select which printer specifically you want to take…
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Can i forward print jobs from one printer to another in windows?

I want to forward all the jobs from one printer to another on Windows XP, Vist, 7,8 - is this possible? The scenario would be any print job printed on one would also be printed on the other in a chained fashion. EDIT: The printers are all local
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Printer GPO - [ hr = 0x80070706 "The print processor is unknown." ]

Having some trouble on Windows Server 2012 / Windows 8 getting a Printer GPP (computer) to work. Printer GPP is created in: Computer config -> Preferences -> Control panel -> Printers but fails with the error: [ hr = 0x80070706 "The print…
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WinXP How to Tunnel LPT over USB

I have a windows program that accesses a device connected to a LPT (1-3) 25 pin port. The communication is bidirectional, and I suspected the control lines are also accessed directly. I would like to migrate the device to a machine that does not…
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Upgrading HP Printer Firmware

Is there a quick way of upgrading the firmware on HP Printers? Some have instructions for upload the files via FTP, some through visiting the printer and uploading the firmware from a USB stick, and some through using the HP JetDirect print…
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Office 2007 documents sent to Ricoh printer are stored under the name of the of the user who created the doc instead of the user who printed the doc

This issue is difficult to illustrate if you aren’t familiar with how the Ricoh Aficio C2500 series printer operates and is setup in our office, so here is some necessary background. All staff have an account on the Ricoh (which is not, in any way,…
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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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How to limit usb 2.0 port to work as usb 1.1 in ubuntu?

Ive got problem with kvm usb forwarding and printing (windows xp guest goes BSOD when i try to print something). Ive been adviced to change usb to 1.1 version. That only kvm works with 1.1 not 2.0 version of usb. How can i do this for certain port…
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smtp relay only works on gmail accounts

I have a client who has a server but does not host their own email. They have just purchased a MFC and want to scan-to-email. I have them set up to send mail to gmail, however if they try to send to an email address outside the gmail network it…
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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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Limited user requires admin rights for plug and play printer?

I have a small fleet of laptops that aren't part of a domain running Windows XP Pro SP3 as limited users. They are used for printing different shipping documents. I have a script that runs when they start up that uses devcon and prntmngr to detect…
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HP Printer compatibilty for Citrix PS 4.5

Any ideas on finding out what HP list as a compatible model with Citrix? I used to use this: http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA0-8465ENW.pdf (or the page it came from, and now it's gone, and this listing is out of date) And then I found…
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SAMBA CUPS Samsung ML-191x two printers exact model both wont distinguish which is connected on which port

I have installed a version of Cent0S 6.02 with SAMBA and CUPS 1.4.8 installed, I have two Samsung ML-191x that I need to install in the server so anyone can access the, both printer, if installed separately work very well everone can print to them…
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What are the basics of laser printers and their maintinance?

Printers are mysterious Pandora's boxes from Hell, of which I know little about. I turn to you demon-tamers for your knowledge. What are the key parts of a laser printer? What are the typical print quality problems (ex. lines through the document),…
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