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Windows 2012 Print Server Pinters Not Installing on Clients

Windows 2012 R2 Standard
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Windows Vista 32 bit

Just ran the Migration Wizard for Windows 2012 Print Servers Exported the information from A Windows 2003 Print Server.

The Printers were added to the Windows 2012 Print Server and drivers and queues.

I had two Printers that I am testing with

Canon MF6100 Series URFII LT
HP Color Laser Jet 4550N

On All the 64 bit workstations I can connect to the Canon Printer drivers installed and I can print not problem
Same Printer none of the 32 bit computers can connect

On All Computers I can not connect to the HP 4550N

It seems to try I see connecting to, then installing drivers and then finalizing but then it fails with the attached message.

I downloaded the latest drivers from HP for 64 bit and 32 bit

Applied the 64 bit driver first

Still getting the error

Any thoughts

Thanks

Tom
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Spike99

It doesn't look like the LaserJet 4550n is fully compatible with Windows 7 and Server 2012.

This HP page recommends the HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) for the HP 4550n on Windows 7 machines (which no doubt would also apply to Server 2012):
http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?sp4ts.oid=27901&docId=emr_na-c03737332&docLocale=en_US

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Alicia

Thanks for responding

I was able to get the HP455\0N printer defined using PCL6 Class Driver

From Windows 8 and Windows 7 64 Bit machines they are now able to connect to the printer and have it defined.

When we try a print test page we get this error

PCL XL error
Subsystem Kernel
Error Unsupportedprotocol
Operator 0x0
Position 0

Thoughts

Spike99

You're welcome! I hope I can help.

Even though the 4550 can use a PCL 6 driver, I've seen this type of error before. We could usually resolve it by downgrading to a PCL 5 driver.

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Alicia

I am trying to use a PCL UPD now but it will not let me add it

I get Printer settings could not be saved

This operation is not supported

Thoughts

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Alicia

I have seen a strange issue before where the value for "HPTrayCount" in the printer's PrintDriverData registry key gets reset to an invalid number. In my experience, that caused the server or PC to report "there is no printer installed" or "please install a printer" even though an HP printer was installed. Changing that value to 12 will fix it, if that's the problem.

This is not found on the server.

I did remove the printer and add it back but that did not work either

Then I tried your suggestion

Remove the printer and the IP Port

That Worked I was able to install the printer on the server with the latest print driver from HP

Now all 32 bit and 64 bit computers can connect to the printer on the Windows 2012 Server.

I just have one more printer that I need to get the 32 bit driver working

I think the Printer migration job did not do what it was suppose to do

Adding the printers manually seems to work out much better glad I only have a few printers

Going to use the same process for my last printer

Thanks

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Alicia

Thanks for your help on this issue.

Removing the printer and ports resolved the HP Printer

Now on to my Canon Printer

Thanks again

Tom

Spike99

Great! I was happy I could help! :)