command line printing problems.

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win2k3 sbs. Printing worked fine until reboot yesterday.
On the server console:
When I print from application/test page, everything works fine.
When I try "dir > \\servername\printername" I get an error "The parameter is
incorrect."
I tried "print /d:\\servername\printername c:\testfile" and get "Unable to
initialize device \\servername\printername"

I try from a client PC, works fine. It's like the server isn't allowed to
print, but clients are.

How can I test/fix...what parameters could be incorrect?
 
Re: command line printing problems.


"Curt" <Curt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ADBCE495-3550-4253-97FF-2432E0EB826E@microsoft.com...
> win2k3 sbs. Printing worked fine until reboot yesterday.
> On the server console:
> When I print from application/test page, everything works fine.
> When I try "dir > \\servername\printername" I get an error "The parameter
> is
> incorrect."
> I tried "print /d:\\servername\printername c:\testfile" and get "Unable to
> initialize device \\servername\printername"
>
> I try from a client PC, works fine. It's like the server isn't allowed to
> print, but clients are.
>
> How can I test/fix...what parameters could be incorrect?
>

Google is your friend. I typed this into a Google search box
printer "the parameter is incorrect"
and got around 18,000 hits. The one relating to the HP Photosmart printer
looks promising.
 
SOLVED: Re: command line printing problems.

SOLVED: Re: command line printing problems.

I have been searching all day...litterally.
I found that a drwatson.log held the key.
Dell status monitor was causing the fault:
Long story short, I stopped the status monitor and printing works.
I uninstalled and it still works.

Here is the error from drwatson.log...in case it helps others.

*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for c:\program files\dell
printers\Additional Color Laser Software\Status Monitor\DLPSP.EXE
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for
c:\program files\dell printers\Additional Color Laser Software\Status
Monitor\DLPSP.EXE -
function: DLPSP
00402633 0000 add [eax],al
00402635 3beb cmp ebp,ebx
00402637 75d8 jnz DLPSP+0x2611 (00402611)
00402639 5f pop edi
0040263a 5e pop esi
0040263b 5d pop ebp
0040263c 33c0 xor eax,eax
0040263e 5b pop ebx
0040263f 81c428020000 add esp,0x228
00402645 c21000 ret 0x10
FAULT ->00402648 8bad28090000 mov ebp,[ebp+0x928]
ss:0023:00000928=????????
0040264e 3beb cmp ebp,ebx
00402650 0f84c8fbffff je DLPSP+0x221e (0040221e)
00402656 be01000000 mov esi,0x1
0040265b 8b453c mov eax,[ebp+0x3c]
0040265e 89742414 mov [esp+0x14],esi
00402662 3bc3 cmp eax,ebx
00402664 7413 jz DLPSP+0x2679 (00402679)
00402666 8d4c2414 lea ecx,[esp+0x14]
0040266a 6a04 push 0x4
0040266c 51 push ecx


Thanks for the reply!
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Curt" <Curt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ADBCE495-3550-4253-97FF-2432E0EB826E@microsoft.com...
> > win2k3 sbs. Printing worked fine until reboot yesterday.
> > On the server console:
> > When I print from application/test page, everything works fine.
> > When I try "dir > \\servername\printername" I get an error "The parameter
> > is
> > incorrect."
> > I tried "print /d:\\servername\printername c:\testfile" and get "Unable to
> > initialize device \\servername\printername"
> >
> > I try from a client PC, works fine. It's like the server isn't allowed to
> > print, but clients are.
> >
> > How can I test/fix...what parameters could be incorrect?
> >
>
> Google is your friend. I typed this into a Google search box
> printer "the parameter is incorrect"
> and got around 18,000 hits. The one relating to the HP Photosmart printer
> looks promising.
>
>
>
 
Re: SOLVED: Re: command line printing problems.

Re: SOLVED: Re: command line printing problems.

Strange . . . thanks for the feedback.

"Curt" <Curt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8CCB2B29-A019-425F-95B8-5659A7482ED7@microsoft.com...
>I have been searching all day...litterally.
> I found that a drwatson.log held the key.
> Dell status monitor was causing the fault:
> Long story short, I stopped the status monitor and printing works.
> I uninstalled and it still works.
>
> Here is the error from drwatson.log...in case it helps others.
>
> *** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for c:\program files\dell
> printers\Additional Color Laser Software\Status Monitor\DLPSP.EXE
> *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols
> for
> c:\program files\dell printers\Additional Color Laser Software\Status
> Monitor\DLPSP.EXE -
> function: DLPSP
> 00402633 0000 add [eax],al
> 00402635 3beb cmp ebp,ebx
> 00402637 75d8 jnz DLPSP+0x2611 (00402611)
> 00402639 5f pop edi
> 0040263a 5e pop esi
> 0040263b 5d pop ebp
> 0040263c 33c0 xor eax,eax
> 0040263e 5b pop ebx
> 0040263f 81c428020000 add esp,0x228
> 00402645 c21000 ret 0x10
> FAULT ->00402648 8bad28090000 mov ebp,[ebp+0x928]
> ss:0023:00000928=????????
> 0040264e 3beb cmp ebp,ebx
> 00402650 0f84c8fbffff je DLPSP+0x221e (0040221e)
> 00402656 be01000000 mov esi,0x1
> 0040265b 8b453c mov eax,[ebp+0x3c]
> 0040265e 89742414 mov [esp+0x14],esi
> 00402662 3bc3 cmp eax,ebx
> 00402664 7413 jz DLPSP+0x2679 (00402679)
> 00402666 8d4c2414 lea ecx,[esp+0x14]
> 0040266a 6a04 push 0x4
> 0040266c 51 push ecx
>
>
> Thanks for the reply!
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Curt" <Curt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:ADBCE495-3550-4253-97FF-2432E0EB826E@microsoft.com...
>> > win2k3 sbs. Printing worked fine until reboot yesterday.
>> > On the server console:
>> > When I print from application/test page, everything works fine.
>> > When I try "dir > \\servername\printername" I get an error "The
>> > parameter
>> > is
>> > incorrect."
>> > I tried "print /d:\\servername\printername c:\testfile" and get "Unable
>> > to
>> > initialize device \\servername\printername"
>> >
>> > I try from a client PC, works fine. It's like the server isn't allowed
>> > to
>> > print, but clients are.
>> >
>> > How can I test/fix...what parameters could be incorrect?
>> >
>>
>> Google is your friend. I typed this into a Google search box
>> printer "the parameter is incorrect"
>> and got around 18,000 hits. The one relating to the HP Photosmart printer
>> looks promising.
>>
>>
>>
 
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