[THIN] Re: Could not add printer connection to printer error - help please!

  • From: "Joe Shonk" <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:01:48 -0700

Which deskjet drivers are you using?   HP Deskjets drivers (from HP) have
never been certified for use on Terminal Services and installing the HP
drivers has been known to cause problems.

 

Joe

 

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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jay Schaefer
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 11:52 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Could not add printer connection to printer error - help
please!

 

A bit of everything.... mostly HP 5 and HP deskjets.   Not sure what
happened, but now things are working.

 



 

On 3/31/06, George Yobst <george.yobst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

What was the culprit printer make/model?

On 3/31/06, Jay Schaefer < <mailto:jyschaefer@xxxxxxxxx>
jyschaefer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Ok, here's what worked.
>
> 1. On print server (W2K), add new driver to culprit printer (same driver
as
> what's on currently, just reloads all the files). 
> 2. Update Network Print Server in Citrix CMC.
> 3. On the Citrix Server delete the following key:
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\
> CurrentVersion\Print\Providers\LanMan Print
> Services\Servers\<print server name>\Printers\<printer name> 
>
> When the user logs back in the key will be recreated.  Step 3 without step
1
> didn't work.
>
> Jay
>
>
> On 3/30/06, Marc-André Lapierre < <mailto:malapierre@xxxxxxxxxxx>
malapierre@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > You can also try to use filemon / regmon from sysinternals and see if
> there is any access denied....!!! You'll have to dig it deep!.
> >
> > -----Message d'origine----- 
> > De: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] De la
> part de George Yobst
> > Envoyé: 30 mars 2006 14:23 
> > À: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Objet: [THIN] Re: Could not add printer connection to printer error -
help
> please!
> >
> > Is the evil HP LJ 1022?  I've been fighting that one for months. 
> > Most times it's OK, but once in a while a server goes south,
> > and I reboot every day!  -George
> >
> > On 3/30/06, Jay Schaefer <jyschaefer@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
> > >
> > > Permissions look good on that folder, along with registry keys
mentioned
> in
> > > CTX107273.  SYSTEM group has full permissions to
> > > HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers. 
> > >
> > > Jay
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/30/06, Marc-André Lapierre <malapierre@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Is this can be a  permission problem in
> > > c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers  ????
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________ 
> > >
> > > >
> > > > De : thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ]
De
> la
> > > part de Jay Schaefer
> > > > Envoyé : 30 mars 2006 09:23
> > > > À : thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Objet : [THIN] Could not add printer connection to printer error - 
> help
> > > please!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Citrix PS 4.0 on W2K SP4 with PSE400W2KR01 hotfix. 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We are getting the following in the event log for some printers on
> most
> > > servers.  Any ideas for me?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Event ID: 1114
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Could not add printer connection to printer (\\WCPS1\<printername>),

> for
> > > user (<username>).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Error condition is: (The filename, directory name, or volume label
> syntax
> > > is incorrect. 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I can't find any difference on the servers it is working on vs. the 
> > > servers/printers it is working on.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Anyone have this problem?  Got a solution for me? 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jay
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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