WinXP Printer Driver Installation Utility does not use proper network printer name!

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3 total messages Started by Alexander Riabokris Mon, 13 Jan 2003 16:14

#1141

Author: Alexander Riabokris
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 16:14

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We use Adobe Universal PS Printer Driver Installation Utility to install network printers.

Before, using older version of the Utility, we could specify network printer name to match with one on the print server.
That�s fine.

New WinXP version of the utility, instead of using proper shared name, it picks �friendly� printer name (from either Server or PPD file?) and option of specifying/changing that name is not offered!
Why is that?

We need to use proper server�s printer name, not friendly name, or be able to specify/change one.
I believe that�s the way it should be.

Thanks,

Alex

P.S.: In case that matters � for security reasons we cannot explicitly share printers (i.e. you cannot see them in Network Neighborhood). We use printers by specifying explicit known share/port and printer name.

Re: WinXP Printer Driver Installation Utility does not use proper network printer name!

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Author: Aandi Inston
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 17:23

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Can you rename the printer after adding it?  If not, and I got stuck
this way a while back, though not quite the same - I made custom PPDs,
one per printer.

Aandi Inston

Re: WinXP Printer Driver Installation Utility does not use proper network printer name!

#1143

Author: Alexander Riabokris
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 17:39

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I can't rename network printer,
see <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B281344>

Customizing PPDs to have one per printer works but it's a messy workaround if you have lots of printers, times lots of locations...

After palying with utility I managed to install network printer as local. It appears to work fine but I'm not sure if that's going to always work. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Alex

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