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How to flush printer queue via command line on Windows 7?

How can I flush the printer queue with cmd.exe on Windows 7?
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How to connect computers to a network printer behind a router?

General question: How to connect computers to an IP printer behind a router? Particular question: How to connect C-1 and C-2 to PRI? What? Where? [ISP] | | ...
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CUPS server taking a long time to print certain jobs

I have a CUPS server set up, to which Windows machines can print. Everything seems to work well (Microsoft Office and some other programs I've tried), except for Adobe Acrobat Pro. It takes a long ...
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How do printers recieve documents from computers? Internal Queueing?

I have had trouble finding any actual information of how printers actually handle printing data. All OSes as far as I know have a "print queue" which seemingly buffers printed documents out to the ...
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Sometimes need to turn printer on/off to process print queue?

I've got a rather annoying problem. Our laser printer at work (HP CP3525) will only print one document at a time. After that, it needs to be turned on/off to process the next document in the queue. ...
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Send Email through sanono machine

I have canon advance running advance c5045 machine I'm try to setup my machine to send copy of scanning items through my gmail account. suppose when i scan any file and click send items through ...
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How-To Build a Printer Setup

My Current Printer Photosmart C3100, with a inbult scanner. I plan on upgrading it. I want to build a Printer Setup. Something I can attach to the printer, via thin pipes or tubes to the Ink ...
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Scanning a document: device not ready error

I recently bought a Samsung SCX-4623F Printer-Copier-Scanner-Fax machine. Printing and copying work fine, but I have been unable to scan anything with it. The device is connected to a PC running ...
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Which network drivers to install in which workstations of workgroup with different operating systems?

A network of 8 Windows workgroups contains workstations with MS Windows 98 32 bit MS Windows Vista 32 bit MS Windows 7 32 bit MS Windows 7 64 bit MS Windows XP SP3 32 bit MS Windows XP SP 3 64 ...
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Why am I not able to print to a LaserJet 4250, but others can?

We've got an HP LaserJet 4250 network enabled printer on our network. I normally can print to it, as can anyone else in our office. For some reason I can't print to it now. It appears, to my PC, to ...
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Panasonic DP-3030 not connecting to Macs

Alright, I have been trying for a couple of days to set up the Macbooks in our office to our Panasonic DP-3030 printer, with little to no success. The printer is hooked up to our network and has its ...
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How to make a printer work as a print server?

I have a printer connected to an old windows machine running on Windows 7. Rest of the machines in the lab are notebooks, connected via WAN. Can I make the machine running on windows as a print ...
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Sharing Canon Inkjet IP4000

Let me first start by acknowledging that this question has been asked in very similar ways previously, I am aware of them but none of them have been resolved in a way that's relevant to me or that I ...
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Samsung ML-2850 Series Printer & Win 7 - Miscellaneous and Vague Errors

I could bore you all to tears with an elaborate story of my hardships, but here's the deal: Small office (15 users) Windows 7 Professional Samsumg ML-2850 Series Printer Printer shared on a server ...
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HP 6L with JetDirect prints single line of garbage

I added an HP 6L with JetDirect (network printer) to Windows XP as a local printer and created a standard TCP/IP port with the IP address of the printer. I used HP > HP LaserJet 6L as the driver. ...
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Installing a Network Printer on Vista, Kernel-mode Drivers Blocked by Policy

I'm looking for some advice on how to work around a problem I'm having installing a network printer on Vista 64 bit. The printer is an HP LaserJet 1020, and it's connected via USB to a Windows 7 64 ...
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Print server for Xerox 5016

What print server is compatible with Xerox WorkCentre 5016 ? So far I found an Edimax PS-1206U but this Xerox model is not listed as supported. Printing is the most important thing that I want to ...
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Windows 7 will not release ports until printer is uninstalled

I have Windows 7 installed on about 45 PCs, and about twice a week this happens to someone. The symptom people come to me with is that they suddenly cannot print to one of their printers. If it's ...
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Printer is connected and online, but can't print

I'm on a Toshiba Satellite Laptop with a Brother printer, I have successfully connected the two and the printer shows up online in my "printers" selection page. My whole family also uses the printer ...
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A network printer sometimes prints white paper – how can I find out which computer is using it?

I have a room full of computers and just one printer. Sometimes the printer prints white paper and I would like to know from what computer that is coming. Is it possible to know?
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Why can't print to a network printer?

In the office we have a Canon MF4570dn printer connected through a switch to the LAN. At the same switch there is a computer running Vista which regularly prints to this printer. In the past, I was ...
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How to enter dollar symbol in HP Officejet 4500 Wireless?

I recently bought the HP Officejet 4500 Wirless Printer. I'm trying to connect it to my wireless network but I'm unable to enter a dollar symbol which I need for my password. Does anyone know how I ...
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Shared Printer driver installation in windows vista

I have a hp laserjet (B/W) 4100printer connected via usb cable to a GRE computer and I have put that printer in sharing. But the problem is that - I have a laptop with windows vista OS and I want use ...
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General Network construction

Im looking for some guidance in creating a home network from someone with some time and patience. It would be much appreciated. I currently have the following materials... Server with OS windows ...
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Assign IP address to a Virtual Printer

Is it possible to assign an IP to a virtual PDF Printer? Is there any Virtual printer software that automatically can do this?
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Windows: Add samba printer at each logon

All, I currently have a samba printer shared at \\%ServerIP%\Printer1 which requires credentials to connect. Users can easily add the printer with the printer wizard. However, the printer will stop ...
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How can I provide a local alternate name for a printer in Windows 7?

On my work network, each of the printers has a very generic name, the only unique part consisting of a number at the end of the printer name. Is there a way to allow me to provide a local name or ...
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Using a label printer on a print server and the print constantly comes out microscopic.

I am using a StarTech print server. I have tried using both Dymo LabelWriter 400 and a SII SLP 400 with the same result. It prints microscopic(Totally unreadable). I've tried everything I can think ...
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Share printer with Win XP server and Win 7 client

I have a 32 bit Windows XP computer with a installed Epson R200 printer. I shared this printer and want to use it with a 64 bit Windows 7 system, now. But the problem is, that the Windows 7 client ...
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How change printer IP address? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: How restore ip in the HP printer? I have a HP Office Jet Pro 8000 A809 which have 192.168.0.150 IP, but I change the gateway to 192.168.1.1 so the printer should have ...
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How might one improve the responsiveness of an Internet Printing Protocol printer?

I've got a Samsung ML-2851 printer, which I've connected to my laptop using Internet Printing Protocol. (This is done because I want the machine accessible outside of my university's firewall, so that ...
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HP 5200tn installation error with Windows XP

I have an HP LaserJet 5200tn printer. I successfully installed it using USB port and ran smoothly. I tried to use it as a network printer, plugged it to an Ethernet switch with one PC to examine the ...
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HP Officejet 6000 E609n unexpectedly goes offline

My local library has a number of Windows Vista SP1 PCs connected to two HP Officejet 6000 E609n wireless printers. Each PC can print to either of the two printers and one of the two printers is the ...
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Reduce print margins

My printer: KONICA MINOLTA 361 PCL6 I'm trying to print two pages to a single sheet, with very short margins, so I can maximize font and page size. I highlighted what I'm trying to reduce in RED. ...
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Wireless printer going offline upon entering power save mode

I recently bought a printer, Samsung ML1865W, a wireless laser printer. It works very well, wirelessly until after a while, it goes to power save mode when the printer goes offline. I then cannot ...
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How to grant free access to network printer A while keeping access restrictions for network printer B

I have an Windows XP network with 2 printers, both of them connected to the same PC. I need the first printer to be freely available to all the network, that is: no user name, no password, no ...
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LaserJet 4000 (JetDirect 600n) not discoverable by computers on the network

I have an old networked LaserJet 4000 which works fine except that it doesn't seem to advertise its network presence in any way; I have to hardwire its IP address into all my computers. Its network ...
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Running CUPS as a different user?

I want to print something at university using CUPS. It requires the local user name to be identical with the user name of my university identification. Is there a way to make this possible without ...
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Finding the necessary details to add a network printer(DNSSD) in Windows 7

I'm a Linux user who is rather ignorant about Windows. We have a printer at work that is connected directly to the network. It has its own IP address and isn't configured as a printer share on some ...
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Giving a printer a more meaningful name

Is it possible in Windows XP SP2 to give your prinetr a friendly name? I print to 10 printers, all the names look the same and usually only one is working or not backed up at any one time.
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Make Sending Alternate Username to Printer Queue Permenant

I am currently having trouble to print file to a userid protected network printer. The problem is that my username is not what they want. Well, I can print files from terminal: lpr -p [printer name] ...
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CUPS as a single printer for network pdf printing

I have some equipment which has the option to print the results of a run, to a networked printer; however the only option provided to configure the printer is IP/port. Presumably this is OK if ...
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Oki Microline 320 printer + network print queues + windows 7

We have a Ubuntu database server with raw print queues for multiple connected dot matrix printers (Oki Microlines) Our software maps these print queues to networked printers installed on the local ...
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OSX - Toubleshooting WiFi Scanner/Printer

My Brother MFC-J410W Scanner/Printer used to work fine with my MacBook Pro for both scanning and printing. Originally, the printer was detected automatically by OSX (Snow Leopard) with no special ...
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Print to Linux CUPS server from Windows 7 using different authentication

My school has a bunch of printers on their local net, which can be printed to via their Linux machines via CUPS. I'm wondering if it's possible to set up my Windows 7 laptop to print directly to ...
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“file sharing” vs “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks”

What's the difference between "file sharing" (first image) and "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" (second image) ? Initially I thought they were the same thing - just a different ...
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how to print on an ethernet printer over the internet

I have a speedport w920v router and I have connected an ethernet printer to it. I have also forwarded the correct port to the ip address of the printer and I can ping the IP address but I can't ...
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How can I share a printer in Windows over a MiFi router?

We're running an event in a couple of weeks and will need to set up a small ad hoc office. We're planning on using a MiFi for our light internet use (mostly email and updating the event's website). If ...
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Network printer appears offline but can print test page from host

I connected a Samsung printer (SCX-4521F) via USB to a Windows XP machine a few months back and have been able to print to it over the network ever since... until a few days ago, when users started ...
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Printer shared via Windows 7 Homegroup still requires authentication

Printing from a netbook to a shared printer attached to a desktop fails silently. The desktop is running Windows 7 Professional (64-bit), and the netbook is running Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit). ...

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