server 2008 clearing print spooler
Hi,
I am having some issues with my printers on 'server 2008 ent edition x32 running terminal services.
- Even if I delete all printers MANUALLY one of them still show up for every user logging onto terminal server.
- I am started to have now event id 1000 with regards to printspoolsvc.exe where this service is failing causing all my printers to disappear automatically from everywhere.
I need a tool to clear out my print spooler and all registry entries so that I can install fresh and new drivers for all my printers on this server?
Help plz
I am having some issues with my printers on 'server 2008 ent edition x32 running terminal services.
- Even if I delete all printers MANUALLY one of them still show up for every user logging onto terminal server.
- I am started to have now event id 1000 with regards to printspoolsvc.exe where this service is failing causing all my printers to disappear automatically from everywhere.
I need a tool to clear out my print spooler and all registry entries so that I can install fresh and new drivers for all my printers on this server?
Help plz
ASKER
losip:
fixprintspooler.msi refreshed everything (which I wanted for a long time). It deletes the printers, refreshes the spooler service. But there is one Ghost printer which keeps on re appearing in the terminal server sessions so it means that printer is coming from the registry.
For the time being I am not worried about it. If you know where to find in registry the printer which is added to terminal service sessions would be great.
Help
fixprintspooler.msi refreshed everything (which I wanted for a long time). It deletes the printers, refreshes the spooler service. But there is one Ghost printer which keeps on re appearing in the terminal server sessions so it means that printer is coming from the registry.
For the time being I am not worried about it. If you know where to find in registry the printer which is added to terminal service sessions would be great.
Help
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losip:
Great! your message is really detailed and easy to apply. I will apply it during christmas break. Thanks again.
Great! your message is really detailed and easy to apply. I will apply it during christmas break. Thanks again.
1. Try going to http://support.microsoft.com/gp/printing_problems to start the Microsoft Automatic Troubleshooting Service for printing problems.
2. Go to this microsoft page which should be the link for FixPrintSpooler.msi: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9662904