Print no longer works

[Guest ed]

I am upgrading a SBS 2003 server to SP 2 and all of the latest updates. After

all of the updates, all of my network printers do not work. I receive the

message after trying to print a test page: "Test Page Failed To Print". If I

try printing from note pad I get a "Handle is invalid" error message. I tried

installing the lastest drivers with no luck. Can anyone help trouble shoot

this?

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Print no longer works

 

This article may help.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287284

 

 

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"ed" wrote:

>I am upgrading a SBS 2003 server to SP 2 and all of the latest updates.

>After

> all of the updates, all of my network printers do not work. I receive the

> message after trying to print a test page: "Test Page Failed To Print". If

> I

> try printing from note pad I get a "Handle is invalid" error message. I

> tried

> installing the lastest drivers with no luck. Can anyone help trouble shoot

> this?

[Guest ed]

Re: Print no longer works

 

Thanks for the reply. I did see this article and there were no entrys that

had "LPR Port\Ports\" Any other suggestions?

 

Thanks for your help

 

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> This article may help.

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287284

>

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

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>

> "ed" wrote:

> >I am upgrading a SBS 2003 server to SP 2 and all of the latest updates.

> >After

> > all of the updates, all of my network printers do not work. I receive the

> > message after trying to print a test page: "Test Page Failed To Print". If

> > I

> > try printing from note pad I get a "Handle is invalid" error message. I

> > tried

> > installing the lastest drivers with no luck. Can anyone help trouble shoot

> > this?

>

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Print no longer works

 

Possibly these;

 

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpj06941

 

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=1&SiteID=17&PageID=1&PostID=924536

 

 

 

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"ed" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply. I did see this article and there were no entrys that

> had "LPR Port\Ports\" Any other suggestions?

>

> Thanks for your help

[Guest ed]

Re: Print no longer works

 

This dll file was not found. Another interesting fact is that if I install a

network printer using a local port on some of my xp workstations, the printer

works fine. But I have two xp workstations and the server that has this

problem. As I search the Internet, I see others have had this problem, but no

solutions have been found.

 

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Possibly these;

>

> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpj06941

>

> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=1&SiteID=17&PageID=1&PostID=924536

>

>

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> "ed" wrote:

> > Thanks for the reply. I did see this article and there were no entrys that

> > had "LPR Port\Ports\" Any other suggestions?

> >

> > Thanks for your help

>

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Print no longer works

 

Did you delete the files from the spooler directory?

 

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"ed" wrote:

> This dll file was not found. Another interesting fact is that if I install

> a

> network printer using a local port on some of my xp workstations, the

> printer

> works fine. But I have two xp workstations and the server that has this

> problem. As I search the Internet, I see others have had this problem, but

> no

> solutions have been found.

[Guest ed]

Re: Print no longer works

 

No

 

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Did you delete the files from the spooler directory?

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

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>

> "ed" wrote:

> > This dll file was not found. Another interesting fact is that if I install

> > a

> > network printer using a local port on some of my xp workstations, the

> > printer

> > works fine. But I have two xp workstations and the server that has this

> > problem. As I search the Internet, I see others have had this problem, but

> > no

> > solutions have been found.

>

[Guest ed]

Re: Print no longer works

 

One other item of interest is that I connected to the server via remote

desktop and tried to use a local printer. I get the same error message when I

use the local printer that is connected to the server using remote desktop.

 

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Did you delete the files from the spooler directory?

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

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>

> "ed" wrote:

> > This dll file was not found. Another interesting fact is that if I install

> > a

> > network printer using a local port on some of my xp workstations, the

> > printer

> > works fine. But I have two xp workstations and the server that has this

> > problem. As I search the Internet, I see others have had this problem, but

> > no

> > solutions have been found.

>

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Print no longer works

 

I'd give that a go.

 

%systemroot%\System32\spool\PRINTERS

 

 

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"ed" wrote:

> No

[Guest ed]

Re: Print no longer works

 

There are no files in this folder

 

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> I'd give that a go.

>

> %systemroot%\System32\spool\PRINTERS

>

>

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>

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>

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>

> "ed" wrote:

> > No

>

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Print no longer works

 

It's possible the spool folder was moved.

 

Control Panel|Printers and Faxes|File|Server Properties|Advanced|Spool

Folder

 

 

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"ed" wrote:

> There are no files in this folder

[Guest ed]

Re: Print no longer works

 

Thanks Dave for your help. the spool folder was not moved.

 

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> It's possible the spool folder was moved.

>

> Control Panel|Printers and Faxes|File|Server Properties|Advanced|Spool

> Folder

>

>

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>

> Regards,

>

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>

> "ed" wrote:

> > There are no files in this folder

>

>