<div>
Thanks. &nbsp;It still seems odd that there is no way to disable the grouping, but the Print Management feature is a better way to administer anyway.
</div>


Thanks.  It still seems odd that there is no way to disable the grouping, but the Print Management feature is a better way to administer anyway.

<div>
just use a different port NAME and the printers won't group together :)
</div>


just use a different port NAME and the printers won't group together :)

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
Hello,<br />
<br />
Does anyone know how to ungroup the printers in Devices and Printers found on Windows Server 2008? &nbsp;The printers automatically get grouped together from what looks like when they use the same port. &nbsp;So if you add two printers and name them differently, but they use the same port, in your list of printers you only see one of them. &nbsp;The only way I've found to see the other printer is to right click on the first printer and follow the menu to see the other.<br />
<br />
I commonly will set up two printers with different printer drivers (i.e., Laserjet Postscript and Laserjet PCL). &nbsp;They are named differently and given different share names. &nbsp;The only thing in common is the port. &nbsp;Printer pooling is not enabled.<br />
<br />

</div>
</div>


Hello,

Does anyone know how to ungroup the printers in Devices and Printers found on Windows Server 2008?  The printers automatically get grouped together from what looks like when they use the same port.  So if you add two printers and name them differently, but they use the same port, in your list of printers you only see one of them.  The only way I've found to see the other printer is to right click on the first printer and follow the menu to see the other.

I commonly will set up two printers with different printer drivers (i.e., Laserjet Postscript and Laserjet PCL).  They are named differently and given different share names.  The only thing in common is the port.  Printer pooling is not enabled.



Ungroup Printers in Windows Server 2008 Devices and Printers

A printer is a peripheral which makes a persistent human readable representation of graphics or text on paper or similar physical media. Traditional printers are being used more for special purposes, like printing photographs or artwork, and are no longer a must-have peripheral; 3D printing has become an area of intense interest, allowing the creation of physical objects. An image scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Hand-held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, have evolved from text scanning "wands" to 3D scanners used for industrial design, reverse engineering, test and measurement, orthotics, gaming and other applications.

Printers and Scanners

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.