RE: Printer doesn't stop printing

From: Jenny (jenny_at_aosolutions.co.za)
Date: 04/22/04


Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 05:46:05 -0700

Hi,

I have an almost idenical problem.

Win 2000 Server spk4 printers setup as local printer and plugged into digi terminal server on the network.
More than one and one type of printer has the same problem. Definitely all the slow dot matrix printers.
Some 1 page documents print ok.
The document I use for testing is 124k (21 A4 pages). In ../WINNT/SYSTEM32/SPOOL/PRINTERS 3 files are created;
Lpr999.tmp 124kb
00065.SPL 124kb
00065.SHD 2kb

When printing gets to about page 16 the lpr999.tmp file vanish. When printing is almost completed a new lpr999.tmp file appears with a different time stamp and the same byte count. The print job then restart printing.

The .SPL and .SHD files remain for the duration of the time. It is possible to cancel printing of the document.
I have disabled real time scanning of the directory by norton anti virus.
Properties of the port can not be modified. Data format is raw.

Keep printed documents is NOT checked.
Hold mismatched documents is NOT checked
Print spooled documents first IS checked
Enable advanced printing features is checked

PrintProcessor = WinPrint
Printer driver = Generic / Text only

Bi-directional support is gray-ed out and does NOT have a tick in it.
Enable Printer pooling is available and does NOT have a tick in it.

Have you had any luck with your problem? I would appreciate hearing about your solution if you had found one.

Thanks in advance

Jenny

     
     ----- jon wrote: -----
     
     Hello,
     My problem is my printer keeps printing multiple copies. As
     if I set it to X-number of copies. No matter what I print,
     even the test page, it prints it over and over and over.
     
     Windows 2000 sp4, network printer using RAW data to a plug
     in print server. Another 2000 computer prints fine to it.
     Tried uninstalling and deleting the driver and
     reinstalling. Tried a different printer that never was
     installed before. Binary compared mostly all files
     associated to computer that works fine. Can print directly
     to printer fine once, but the job doesn't delete from the
     spool, so can't print anything else without
     stopping/starting spoolsv.exe. Bi-directional check box
     does nothing.
     In the spool queue, it says printing... Few seconds later
     it says printing...restarting. Then back to printing...
     All the while its wasting my paper. No errors, messages
     nothing. I have the lastest anitvirus.
     Have not tried using parallel cable.
     Like I said earlier, its as if I told it to print 100
     copies of the same thing. Don't know how many it will
     print, I have to stop it. Probably go on forever.
     
     Any help at all will be appreciated.
     Thanks,
     Jon
     



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