I'm having the following issue:
After installing certain drivers on the virtual print cluster server, I can no longer export my drivers using the print management console, or using the commandline printbrm utility.
This happens with PCL or KX kyocera drivers, but also with Built-in drivers provided by microsoft such as the HP Laserjet 4 driver.
Basically what happens is that the utility tries to access a file in the system32 directory at the c$ share of the print cluster resource. This is impossible as the c$ share does not exists on the printer resource.
I verified this with the process monitor utility:
PrintBrmEngine.exe 4428 CreateFile \\vdmprinters\C$\Windows\system32\PJLMON.DLL BAD NETWORK NAME Desired Access: Generic Read, Disposition: Open, Options: Sequential Access, Non-Directory File, Open Reparse Point, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a
He actually tires 4 times. It's deadly simple that he will never be able to access this share. I have no clue why he tries to find the dll over there.
Sample output of the printbrm utility:
C:\Windows\System32\spool\tools>PrintBrm.exe -S vdmprinters -B -F d:\temp\test.export
Operation mode: backup
Target server: vdmprinters
Target file path: d:\temp\test.export.
Queue publish mode: none
Overwrite Mode: keep existing settings
LISTING PRINTER DRIVERS
HP LaserJet 4, Windows NT x86, PJL Language Monitor
HP Universal Printing PCL 5, Windows NT x86, None
LISTING PRINT PROCESSORS
hpcpp081 Windows NT x86 hpcpp081.dll
hpzpplhn Windows NT x86 hpzpplhn.dll
Saving Print Queues...
Saving Print Processors...
Saved print processor hpcpp081, Windows NT x86, hpcpp081.dll
Saved print processor hpzpplhn, Windows NT x86, hpzpplhn.dll
Saving Printer Drivers...
Saved printer driver HP LaserJet 4, Windows NT x86, 3
Saved printer driver HP Universal Printing PCL 5, Windows NT x86, 3
************ 100% ************
The following error occurred: 0x80070043.
The network name cannot be found.
Check the eventlog for detailed information about the error which occurred.
C:\Windows\System32\spool\tools>
Do not mistake the 100%, in some situations it's just 87% or other percentages.
This does not happen with the HP Universal Print Drivers installed only. Anyone which can help whether this is a microsoft issue with a fix? Or a printer driver vendor issue. Anyone with a lab cluster which has time to add the built-in Hp Laserjet 4 printer should be able to verify this...
After installing certain drivers on the virtual print cluster server, I can no longer export my drivers using the print management console, or using the commandline printbrm utility.
This happens with PCL or KX kyocera drivers, but also with Built-in drivers provided by microsoft such as the HP Laserjet 4 driver.
Basically what happens is that the utility tries to access a file in the system32 directory at the c$ share of the print cluster resource. This is impossible as the c$ share does not exists on the printer resource.
I verified this with the process monitor utility:
PrintBrmEngine.exe 4428 CreateFile \\vdmprinters\C$\Windows\system32\PJLMON.DLL BAD NETWORK NAME Desired Access: Generic Read, Disposition: Open, Options: Sequential Access, Non-Directory File, Open Reparse Point, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a
He actually tires 4 times. It's deadly simple that he will never be able to access this share. I have no clue why he tries to find the dll over there.
Sample output of the printbrm utility:
C:\Windows\System32\spool\tools>PrintBrm.exe -S vdmprinters -B -F d:\temp\test.export
Operation mode: backup
Target server: vdmprinters
Target file path: d:\temp\test.export.
Queue publish mode: none
Overwrite Mode: keep existing settings
LISTING PRINTER DRIVERS
HP LaserJet 4, Windows NT x86, PJL Language Monitor
HP Universal Printing PCL 5, Windows NT x86, None
LISTING PRINT PROCESSORS
hpcpp081 Windows NT x86 hpcpp081.dll
hpzpplhn Windows NT x86 hpzpplhn.dll
Saving Print Queues...
Saving Print Processors...
Saved print processor hpcpp081, Windows NT x86, hpcpp081.dll
Saved print processor hpzpplhn, Windows NT x86, hpzpplhn.dll
Saving Printer Drivers...
Saved printer driver HP LaserJet 4, Windows NT x86, 3
Saved printer driver HP Universal Printing PCL 5, Windows NT x86, 3
************ 100% ************
The following error occurred: 0x80070043.
The network name cannot be found.
Check the eventlog for detailed information about the error which occurred.
C:\Windows\System32\spool\tools>
Do not mistake the 100%, in some situations it's just 87% or other percentages.
This does not happen with the HP Universal Print Drivers installed only. Anyone which can help whether this is a microsoft issue with a fix? Or a printer driver vendor issue. Anyone with a lab cluster which has time to add the built-in Hp Laserjet 4 printer should be able to verify this...