Thankyou for your help.

If you come across any third party software, I would appreciate it if you
could let me know. (Posts normally remain on this site for about six to
twelve months)

Thankyou once again

Dan
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iPod's ROCK!


"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

> Remote Downlevel Documents are those that come from clients not using
> Windows Remote Procedure Calls (RPC). I would expect this from mac systems
> and anyone connecting to \\printerserver\printer as a Lanman port rather
> than a true connection or just coping the files to \\printserver\printer.
> Any Downlevel jobs come to the sharing machine already formatted for the
> printer, you cannot change these.
>
> I am not sure of the best third part applications that will detect incoming
> print jobs and pause them but something is out there.
>
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "DanielWalters6" <DanielWalters6@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:07D1CA6B-A3C4-4D3E-AFDD-1132492A4169@microsoft.com...
> > Thankyou for your help. I have contacted HP and they said that mine was
> > the
> > most current (gave me a site, which allowed me to downlaod the same
> > version)
> > and they have added me to a mailing list for that series of printers.
> >
> > Unfortunately my problems are still present, but thankyou for your time.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> The first problem is seen in a home network because it's not running a
> >> Server Operating System which has a Print Management System included for
> >> just this purpose.
> >>
> >> I have no experience with Apple Mac PCs... but you might want to contact
> >> the
> >> printer manufacturer and see if they have updated drivers.
> >> --
> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
> >> Printing & Imaging
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "DanielWalters6" <DanielWalters6@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:4378EDFF-8E50-43A0-94A2-EAA90245539F@microsoft.com...
> >> > I've got two questions that I hope any of your readers can help me
> >> > with.
> >> >
> >> > The first is;
> >> >
> >> > How can I make documents that are sent to the printer automatically
> >> > paused?
> >> > The printer is connected locally to a XP PC. This PC is then connected
> >> > to
> >> > a
> >> > network in which several macs and several pcs all send data to the
> >> > printer.
> >> > I've seen this automatic pausing done on corporate networks, such as
> >> > colleges, and would like to apply it to my home network. The advantage
> >> > of
> >> > this "automatic pausing" over "pausing the printer" is that it allows
> >> > me
> >> > to
> >> > resume print jobs when I want them to print, which isn't always the
> >> > time
> >> > that
> >> > I send them.
> >> >
> >> > My second query is:
> >> >
> >> > When my netoworked computers (which shouldn't have a relevence in this
> >> > case,
> >> > I don't think).
> >> > Send documents to the printer their jobs appear as "remote Level
> >> > download".
> >> > I am able to pause, restart and cancel the jobs as if I was printing
> >> > locally.
> >> > When looking at the properties of a local print (one that I've sent
> >> > from
> >> > the
> >> > computer that's connected to) I can change the print quality and other
> >> > settings as per normal, before they are sent to the printer. Whereas
> >> > when
> >> > I
> >> > access the properties of a "networked print job". I can't change the
> >> > settings, when I change them click, apply. They SEEM to have changed,
> >> > but
> >> > then when I re-open the properties they are returned to ones that were
> >> > sent
> >> > over the network.
> >> > This is a pain for two reasons. The MAC driver for my printer doesn't
> >> > contain all of the print quality etc settings that I wish to access. So
> >> > I
> >> > would like to be able to change the odd document to "draft" from this
> >> > computer but can't because changing of the properties arn't allowed.
> >> > (I'm an adminstrator of the computer)
> >> >
> >> > I hope that you can answer any of my questions. The first one is also a
> >> > result/cure of having the second one. If I was able to do both. I can
> >> > have
> >> > people send documents in what ever print quality and then because they
> >> > are
> >> > automatically paused, I can resume them once I have changed the quality
> >> > to
> >> > what I think best. (draft for research, best for porfolios etc.)
> >> >
> >> > If you can give me any help, or suggest webpages that might be able to
> >> > help
> >> > with my problem, I would much appreciate it.
> >> >
> >> > Thankyou for all your time (It's probably taken you ten mins to read
> >> > just
> >> > this post)
> >> >
> >> > Daniel
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > If you're someone who fails miserably at their first time at
> >> > everything,
> >> > sky
> >> > diving may not be the best of things for you to try.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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