Multple Definitions for the same Printer

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In the past (Win98) we were able to have more than one definition for a single printer. i.e. portrait, portrait duplex, landscape, landscape duplex. The printer definition needed for a particular print job could be selected with few mouse clicks. Now WinXP will not allow a second definition for a printer. How can this functionality be duplicated in XP?

 

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I assume you are talking about Network Printers. With Windows 9x, a Network
Printer is more like a Local Printer that is merely re-directed to a printer
on another computer. With Windows 2000 and later, a Network Printer is more
like a pointer to the corresponding printer on another computer. You might
say that the network printing setup is "more centralized".

This means that there is not a complete set of attributes on the local
computer for Network Printers. For example, when you open the Properties of
Network Printer, you are seeing the Properties as they are on the print
server; there is no corresponding set of Properties on the client.

Users can select different Printing Preferences for Network Printers (right
click the printer, select Printing Preferences).

If you really want to have different "printers" for different Preferences,
create (and share) multiple printers on the server for the same Print
Device, each with its own set of settings and Preferences. Then, on the
client computers you can connect a Network Printer to each of the server's
shared printers.

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Bruce Sanderson MVP

It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.


"hcgreen" <hcgreen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In the past (Win98) we were able to have more than one definition for a
single printer. i.e. portrait, portrait duplex, landscape, landscape
duplex. The printer definition needed for a particular print job could be
selected with few mouse clicks. Now WinXP will not allow a second
definition for a printer. How can this functionality be duplicated in XP?

 

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Thanks. Yes, I'm referring to network printers on a Netware 6.0 network using NDPS. This is probably better than having to define multiple printers on many workstations. Do it once on the server and be done with it.

"Bruce Sanderson" wrote:

> I assume you are talking about Network Printers. With Windows 9x, a Network
> Printer is more like a Local Printer that is merely re-directed to a printer
> on another computer. With Windows 2000 and later, a Network Printer is more
> like a pointer to the corresponding printer on another computer. You might
> say that the network printing setup is "more centralized".
>
> This means that there is not a complete set of attributes on the local
> computer for Network Printers. For example, when you open the Properties of
> Network Printer, you are seeing the Properties as they are on the print
> server; there is no corresponding set of Properties on the client.
>
> Users can select different Printing Preferences for Network Printers (right
> click the printer, select Printing Preferences).
>
> If you really want to have different "printers" for different Preferences,
> create (and share) multiple printers on the server for the same Print
> Device, each with its own set of settings and Preferences. Then, on the
> client computers you can connect a Network Printer to each of the server's
> shared printers.
>
> --
> Bruce Sanderson MVP
>
> It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
>
>
> "hcgreen" <hcgreen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7C9CBA2B-B544-456B-85EA-425DE2BEF3B1@microsoft.com...
> > In the past (Win98) we were able to have more than one definition for a
> single printer. i.e. portrait, portrait duplex, landscape, landscape
> duplex. The printer definition needed for a particular print job could be
> selected with few mouse clicks. Now WinXP will not allow a second
> definition for a printer. How can this functionality be duplicated in XP?
>
>
>