Re: Printers Folder
From: Ed Woodard (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/10/04
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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:54:56 -0800
"EMF formatted spl files. GDI files are usually in
WINNT\temp. These files are splnnnn.tmp in format."
So these types of files should be directed to the
WINNT\temp folder? And are they automatically purged
from that folder. When the problem arises, files
like "SPL458C.tmp, SPL45C3.tmp, etc." populate the
Printers folder and if they are files that would normally
show up within the Printers folder then they are not
automatically purged as I would expect a machine running
2000 without this problem to do.
Unless these files should not be appearing in this folder
at all? I am not sure, I am trying to research it and
can't seem to find out if these types of temp files
should be appearing within that folder in the first place
(C:\WINNT\System32\Spool\Printers).
>From what it's starting to sound like, it appears that
theses SPLNNNN.tmp files are being incorrectly redirected
to the Printers folder instead of the temp folder,
correct?
The 2000 machines are running with the latest SP (SP4)
and the files that are printed does not seem to matter,
whether it is within Outlook, Excel, Word, Notepad, IE.
BTW, thanks for your help in this.
>-----Original Message-----
>The spooler creates nnnnnn.spl and nnnnnn.shd files.
These are not really
>temp files as they contain relevant job data.
>
>tcpmon creates tcpnnnn.tmp files, lprmon and lpdsvc
creates lprnnnn.tmp
>
>GDI will also create tmp files when the job size is
greater than 1 MB, this
>file is created on the server when networked connected
and the clients send
>EMF formatted spl files. GDI files are usually in
WINNT\temp. These files
>are splnnnn.tmp in format.
>
>If these are spooler files, you can open the shd files
with notepad to
>determine which printer is getting targeted
>
>
>Which SP are you running on the Win2k systems? With
which files are you
>having problems?
>
>
>--
>Alan Morris
>Windows Printing Team
>Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;
[ln];kbhowto
>
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>
>"Ed Woodard" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:a46901c406af$8fdf5c40$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> The people are logged in and are authenticated users.
It
>> does not appear to matter whether if it's printing
from a
>> directly connected printer, a tcp/ip ported printer, or
>> even a networked printer. It's not a specific printer.
>> The printers all have the correct drivers. They range
>> from HP4s, 5Sis, and HP5s.
>>
>> So there is nothing that really pinpoints as a specific
>> problem that I can tell besides the users with the
>> problems are running Windows 2000.
>>
>> I have the problem on a Windows 2000 Terminal Server
>> where many printers are connected due to the user base.
>> I have the same problem for a user that is connected
to a
>> networked printer and that user is working on a Windows
>> 2000 Professional machine. I also have a user that is
>> printing to a shared printer with the same problem.
I've
>> reinstalled the drivers and checked the printer
settings
>> and everything appears to be OK. We had NT machines
that
>> never had this problem, we have XP machines that has
not
>> displayed this problem, it just seems for the time
being
>> that it has something to do with 2000 Pro machines,
but I
>> can't seem to pinpoint the source of the problem
>> specifically.
>>
>> So every couple of weeks I would have to go into
>> C:\WINNT\System32\Spool\Printers and clear out all of
the
>> held temp files to remedy the problem.
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Are the people having the problems logged in with user
>> privileges on the
>> >systems? Are they printing to a local printer that
>> targets a Standard
>> >TCP/IP Port? Are the printers the same driver? What
>> are the printer
>> >drivers for the machine having this problem.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Alan Morris
>> >Windows Printing Team
>> >Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;
>> [ln];kbhowto
>> >
>> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and
>> confers no rights.
>> >
>> >"Ed Woodard" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote
>> in message
>> >news:9b7901c4061e$f0590d50$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> I have had a few problems with a few peoples
machines
>> >> where their hard drive space gets eaten up due to
the
>> >> Printers Folder retaining temp files and never
>> releasing
>> >> them. I need to know what could possibly trigger
this
>> >> and how can I remedy this issue without manually
>> clearing
>> >> out the Printers Folder every so often.
>> >>
>> >> Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>
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