Generic driver for Dell 725

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I've solved a whole bunch of printer compatibility issues, but this one
has me stumped. Has anyone found a matching driver that will work?

Linda
 
RE: Generic driver for Dell 725

Dell Printers are OEMed from Lexmark, so that would be the place to look.
You could also purchase a Universal Printer Driver like our Print-IT, or ones
from ThinPrint, UniPrint or triCerat so you could support all client printers
w/o installing drivers on the TS.

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Patrick C. Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
SE, West Coast USA & Canada
Quest Software, Provision Networks Division
Virtual Client Solutions
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"LCJ" wrote:

> I've solved a whole bunch of printer compatibility issues, but this one
> has me stumped. Has anyone found a matching driver that will work?
>
> Linda
>
 
Re: Generic driver for Dell 725

Thanks, Patrick.

What I've learned is that this Dell printer and many low-end HPs do not
support either PCL or Postscript. They compose the page in computer
memory, compress it, and send it to the printer. Therefore, they cannot
be supported directly by terminal services. Possibly a universal printer
driver would do it, but it is not an affordable solution for these very
small installations with 5-10 users that I am supporting. If I had a lot
of users, you can bet I'd take this route. What a PITA.

I now know to investigate any potential user printer for standard
printer language support, so long as the users ask before jumping :).
Lexmark, for example, has a low-end laser printer for $150 that has PCL
and states explicitly that it works with TS.

Linda

Patrick Rouse wrote:
> Dell Printers are OEMed from Lexmark, so that would be the place to look.
> You could also purchase a Universal Printer Driver like our Print-IT, or ones
> from ThinPrint, UniPrint or triCerat so you could support all client printers
> w/o installing drivers on the TS.
>
 
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