How can I make notepad printto not print binary under Windows Server 2008?

Question

The following command works fine for the default printer on Windows Server 2008.

notepad.exe /p "filename"

However, it does not work properly when I modify it for a network printer, like this:

notepad.exe /pt "filename" "Printername"

It does not fail entirely, but it performs binary printing, not proper printing. The same command does work on my Windows XP machine.

What can I do?

Answer 1

Sounds like a driver interpretation issue. Have you installed this printer on the server first? I know it's a network printer but if the driver isn't loaded then it won't have the proper files to communicate properly.