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From: =?Utf-8?B?bWl0Y2ggYWxiZXJ0?= <
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Subject: windows 200 terminal deletes printers
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 02:46:05 -0700
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.printing
hi
i have a problem with my printers on my terminal server...after some time the server deletes all printers, When i
restart the server the are all back...How can i fix it, so the printers stay and i don't have to restart.... Or is there a fix
maybe
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If all you are doing is rebooting the system and the printers are back they are not being deleted. Most likely what is
happening is the Print Spooler service is stopping, which causes the print queues in the Printers folder to disappear. When
this happens again check to see if the Print Spooler service is stopped.
The most common causes of the Print Spooler service stopping are printer drivers, third-party custom port monitors and
third-party print providers. If a new printer or printer driver was added recently try removing it to see what happens.
Check the following registry key for third-party monitors, removing any non-default monitors after exporting the key as a
backup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors
The default port monitors are:
AppleTalk Printing Devices (When Services for Macintosh is installed)
BJ Language Monitor
Local Port
PJL Language Monitor
Standard TCP/IP Port
USB Monitor
Windows NT Fax Monitor
LPR Port
Check the following registry key for third-party print providers, removing any non-default print providers after exporting the
key as a backup:
KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers
The default print providers are:
Internet Print Provider
LanMan Print Services
We would then need to stop and restart the Print Spooler service for these changes to take affect.
Bill Peele
Microsoft Enterprise Support
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