01-05-2006, 06:40 AM
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Re: What is Remote Downlevel Document
thank you very much.
"Paul Baker" wrote:
> If a DOS program, or any other program that prints to a port instead of
> starting a print job using the Windows Print Spooler directly, prints to a
> port on which you have a printer is installed, it will be redirected to that
> print queue. Since it has no name for the print job, just data to the port,
> it calls it "Remote Downlevel Document".
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> A search of the KB for "Remote Downlevel Document" would have answered your
> questions.
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> This explains what it is:
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> Print Jobs to Windows NT Servers Named "Remote Downlevel Doc."
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;134779
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> This explains that it could be a virus:
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> Zero-Byte Remote Downlevel Documents Appear in Print Queue
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;312015
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> If someone could be printing from a DOS program, or any other program that
> prints to a port, then that is something to look into. If not, it could very
> well be a virus.
>
> Paul
>
> "lasso" <lasso@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9CAF9FB6-C40D-46A9-817A-7EC699A547E9@microsoft.com...
> >I have a HP laserjet printer connected to my PC and share it for other
> >user.
> > recently I found it always generate many unuseful print task named Remote
> > Downlevel Document. Once this kind of task exists the printer can not
> > print
> > anymore. I must delete spool file to clean these Remote Downlevel
> > Documents.
> > So what is Remte Downlevel Document?
> > Why does it comes from? Is it cause by virus? I found these tasks were
> > sent
> > by some domain users on the other LAN.
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