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05.14.2008 at 06:33AM PDT, ID: 23401318
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Printers will Not Publish in Active Directory

Asked by omen1280 in Active Directory

Tags: Windows, Active Directory, 2003, Publish Printers

I am trying to publish my printers in active directory.
I am following these directions below

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Publishing a Printer
You can also publish information about shared printers in Active Directory. Information about printers shared from Windows NT must be published manually. Information about printers shared from the Windows Server 2003 family or the Windows 2000 Server family is published to the directory automatically when you create a shared printer. Use Active Directory Users and Computers to manually publish shared printer information.

The print subsystem will automatically propagate changes to the printer attributes (location, description, loaded paper, and so on) to the directory.

Note:  This section details the steps to configure and publish a printer, which prints directly to a file. If you want to use an IP, LPT, or USBbased printer, you must modify the steps in these procedures.

Adding a New Printer
To add a new printer

1.
 Click the Start button, click Printers and Faxes, and then double-click Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard appears. Click Next.
 
2.
 Click Local printer attached to this computer, clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box, and then click Next.
 
3.
 In the Use the following port drop-down list, click the FILE: (Print to File) option, and then click Next.
 
4.
 In the Manufacturer results pane, click Generic. In the Printers results pane, click Generic / Text Only. Click Next to continue.
 
5.
 On the Name Your Printer page, change the Printer name to Print to File, and then click Next.
 
6.
 On the Printer Sharing page, change the Share name to FilePrinter, and then click Next.
 
7.
 For Location on the Location and Comment page, type Headquarters  Bldg 4  Room 2200. Click Next to continue.
 
8.
 Click Next to print a test page, and then click Finish to complete the installation.
 
9.
 When prompted, type Test Print as the file name for the printer test page. Click OK once complete.
 

The printer is automatically published in Active Directory.

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I did make sure that in the printer properties the box is checked off to publish printers in directory.

If i try to go the printers OU and try to create a new printer i get the error attached
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Zone: Active Directory
Tags: Windows, Active Directory, 2003, Publish Printers
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