print server

I have two PCs connected via Ethernet. The "Home" PC runs Win 8.1 and the "Work" PC runs Win 8. I had a DeskJet printer that's trash now. Before it failed, I tried using the Home PC as a kind of "print server" for the Work PC (since the old DeskJet had no Ethernet connection -- just USB)...

I go to Control Panel > Turn Windows Features On/Off > Print and Document and I continue to get an error. The default checks are in 'Internet Printing Client' and 'Windows Fax and Scan'. I've tried several times, reboot, and still get an error saying, "An error has occurred not all of the...

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Hi folks, I was trying to uninstall a print driver for a network printer for one of my users (Windows 7), and I ran into that issue where it tells you that it can't remove the drivers because they are still in use (this after stopped and restarting the spooler, rebooting, etc.). So I was...

Hey guys. I am working at a small office firm, and we just got a brand new printer. Specifically the Kyocera KM-6030. I've connected the network cables to the Switch/Hub and tried to connect it, but it does not appear on the network/printer list. I've tried to configure the TCP/IP settings...

I don't know if this is being posted in the correct forum so feel free to move if necessary. I'm also not sure if this is a Windows 7 issue or a Server 2003/2008 issue. I'm trying to figure out where the printers that appear in the initial Add Printer list are pulled from. Link Removed We...

Fixes an issue in which the Print Spooler service saves the NetBIOS name of the print server in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 When this issue occurs, it also causes high network traffic. More...

Describes an issue in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows 7 in which you cannot connect to a printer by using an alias (CNAME) resource record for a print server or a client that hosts a printer. More...

I have a Small Business Server 2000 using a Shared Fax. All of my Windows 2000 and XP computers can print to the fax like any other printer. When I setup the Shared Fax on a Windows 7 Pro machine, it installs as an additional printer and asks for the print server name. I entered the server name...

First off, hello everyone! Thank you for reading my first post. :D The place I worked at runs heavily on batch file. Its crazy. I have never seen a setup like this before. Anyway, we have an in house program made in magic that sends labels to a dot matrix printer via a batch file. This...

I have an old computer, My old 2007 gaming rig, and I want to turn it into a server. Specs: Amd Anthlon 64 x2 5600+ Processor @ 2.80GHz Corsair 4 GB DDR2 800MHz Memory Nvidia Geforce 6600GT 256 MB DDR VRAM http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=1143...

Lost power last night... so windows was not shut down properly. Upon startup, I lost some services - wireless, print services, some programs not running, etc... I went online to search for solutions. At some point I reached a 'windows validation' failure screen (in retrospect, some...

I've been looking for a print server that can handle two usb printers (Epson 1400 and Epson R380). When I search online, very few print servers say if they work with Windows 7. I've seen that people have enough printer problems with 7 that I want to make sure before I buy. Anybody have any...

This is a small problem that occurs only on one of three Windows 7 computers I have, but it's driving me nuts. I cannot get to the bottom of it. Any help would be most welcome. I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium on a Dell XPS 210 (computername: Dee-PC) on my home network. The print service...

Hello, I'm running an HP 2600n printer. It works fine via USB, but I'm having problems setting it up for my home network. I have another computer running XP, whereas my main one is Win 7 Home Premium. Both computers are running fine on the Internet. When I select devices and printers, I right...

Found a post to fix a printing problem to a mac based usb printer. I can not find my LPR port monitor in my Windows 7 starter. The directions say "...open Print and Document Services item and then enable the LPR Port Monitor item..." but I fo not show a LPR port in my print and document...

After hijacking another thread !!! or so that user claims ... ill start my own thread off to see if anyone can help. Thanks in advance Hi....stumbled across this forum hoping someone can help 10 Windows 7 PC / Laptops 1 2003 Storage Server running the print spooler 10 HP4100 printers The...

I just installed (clean on new HDD) win 7 x64. The computer is now dual boot with win7 x86. the problem is that my printer, HP laserjet 4000, will not work through the netgear print server under x64. It works fine on 2 other computers, laptop with win 7 x86 and old HP vectra under XP pro, as...

Hoping this is the correct place for some help on this. Hp1220C > usb > wps54gu2 print server > windows7 x64 Typical setup would not work with print server (had to manually configure...pings fine) Current drivers for 1220C are installed. Can ping the print server from windows. Can't print...

I have found the HP 2000c XP print drivers included on the Win XP Pro install disc work for Vista/Win 7. The component names start with HPV and there is an NTPrint.inf which contains the HP 2000C printer description. I used these components, and installed my networked (via a HP print server) HP...