Printer Drivers are not being automatically distributed after joining an NT Domain
(Last modified: 04Mar2004)
This document (10086830) is provided subject to the disclaimer at the end of this document.
fact
Novell NetWare 6
Novell Clients for Windows NT/2000/XP
Novell Printing Services
Microsoft Windows NT Domain
symptom
Newly installed workstation receives the assigned printer drivers automatically after loggin into the NetWare environment
After joining an NT Domain, no printer drivers will be distributed anymore
cause
During the process of joining the NT Domain, vital registry keys from the printing environment are being deleted.
note
This an example of such a deleted registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\,,STKO-NETZ,PA-EDV-EPSON-Stylus-A3.Printer.StKO]
"ChangeID"=dword:0001adbf
"Status"=dword:00000080
"Name"="\\\\STKO-NETZ\\PA-EDV-EPSON-Stylus-A3.Printer.StKO"
"Share Name"=""
"Print Processor"="WinPrint"
"Datatype"="RAW"
"Parameters"=""
"ObjectGUID"=""
"DsKeyUpdate"=dword:00000003
"Description"=""
"Printer Driver"="EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520"
"Default DevMode"=hex:5c,00,5c,00,53,00,54,00,4b,00,4f,00,2d,00,4e,00,45,00,54,\
00,5a,00,5c,00,50,00,41,00,2d,00,45,00,44,00,56,00,2d,00,45,00,50,00,53,00,\
4f,00,4e,00,2d,00,53,00,74,00,79,00,6c,00,75,00,73,00,00,00,01,04,60,04,dc,\
00,4e,01,0f,0b,80,07,01,00,09,00,99,0b,33,08,64,00,01,00,07,00,68,01,02,00,\
00,00,68,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,33,08,00,00,99,0b,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,\
01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,04,00,06,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,01,80,96,00,01,00,00,\
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00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,\
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00,68,01,00,00,68,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,44,4c,4c,4e,61,6d,65,33,32,3d,65,5f,\
64,75,31,30,65,65,2e,64,6c,6c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,09,\
00,4c,0b,00,00,81,0f,00,00,64,00,4c,0b,00,00,81,0f,00,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,32,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,45,00,50,00,53,00,4f,00,4e,00,20,00,\
53,00,74,00,79,00,6c,00,75,00,73,00,20,00,43,00,4f,00,4c,00,4f,00,52,00,20,\
00,31,00,35,00,32,00,30,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,07,04,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Priority"=dword:00000001
"Default Priority"=dword:00000000
"StartTime"=dword:00000000
"UntilTime"=dword:00000000
"Separator File"=""
"Location"=""
"Attributes"=dword:00000850
"txTimeout"=dword:0000afc8
"dnsTimeout"=dword:00003a98
"Security"=hex:01,00,04,80,e4,00,00,00,f4,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,02,\
00,d0,00,08,00,00,00,00,0a,14,00,00,00,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,\
00,00,00,09,14,00,00,00,00,10,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,14,\
00,08,00,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,0a,14,00,00,00,00,20,\
01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,0c,00,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,\
00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,0b,18,00,00,00,00,10,01,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,05,20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,00,00,18,00,0c,00,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,00,0b,18,00,00,00,00,10,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,\
20,00,00,00,23,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,02,00,00,01,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00
"SpoolDirectory"=""
"Port"="\\\\NDPS01"
"printBinNames"=hex(7):41,00,75,00,74,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,74,00,69,00,73,00,\
63,00,68,00,65,00,20,00,5a,00,75,00,66,00,75,00,68,00,72,00,00,00,4d,00,61,\
00,6e,00,75,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,65,00,20,00,5a,00,75,00,66,00,75,00,68,00,\
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00,66,00,75,00,68,00,72,00,20,00,28,00,42,00,61,00,6e,00,6e,00,65,00,72,00,\
00,00,54,00,72,00,61,00,6b,00,74,00,6f,00,72,00,00,00,00,00
"printCollate"=hex:00
"printColor"=hex:01
"printDuplexSupported"=hex:00
"printMaxXExtent"=dword:00001068
"printMaxYExtent"=dword:00002ba8
"printMinXExtent"=dword:000003e8
"printMinYExtent"=dword:000003e8
"printMediaSupported"=hex(7):41,00,34,00,20,00,32,00,39,00,37,00,20,00,78,00,\
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35,00,37,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,33,00,36,00,34,00,20,00,6d,00,6d,00,00,00,41,\
00,35,00,20,00,31,00,34,00,38,00,2e,00,35,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,32,00,31,00,\
30,00,20,00,6d,00,6d,00,00,00,4c,00,65,00,74,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,20,00,38,\
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4c,00,65,00,67,00,61,00,6c,00,20,00,38,00,bd,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,31,00,34,\
00,20,00,5a,00,6f,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00,45,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,75,00,74,00,\
69,00,76,00,65,00,20,00,37,00,bc,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,31,00,30,00,bd,00,20,\
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00,69,00,6e,00,00,00,4b,00,61,00,72,00,74,00,65,00,20,00,35,00,20,00,78,00,\
20,00,38,00,20,00,69,00,6e,00,00,00,4b,00,61,00,72,00,74,00,65,00,20,00,38,\
00,20,00,78,00,20,00,31,00,30,00,20,00,69,00,6e,00,00,00,45,00,6e,00,76,00,\
65,00,6c,00,6f,00,70,00,65,00,20,00,23,00,31,00,30,00,20,00,34,00,20,00,31,\
00,2f,00,38,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,39,00,20,00,31,00,2f,00,32,00,20,00,69,00,\
6e,00,00,00,45,00,6e,00,76,00,65,00,6c,00,6f,00,70,00,65,00,20,00,44,00,4c,\
00,20,00,20,00,31,00,31,00,30,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,32,00,32,00,30,00,20,00,\
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00,35,00,20,00,20,00,31,00,36,00,32,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,32,00,32,00,39,00,\
20,00,6d,00,6d,00,00,00,41,00,34,00,20,00,28,00,51,00,75,00,65,00,72,00,66,\
00,6f,00,72,00,6d,00,61,00,74,00,29,00,20,00,32,00,39,00,37,00,20,00,78,00,\
20,00,32,00,31,00,30,00,20,00,6d,00,6d,00,00,00,42,00,35,00,20,00,28,00,51,\
00,75,00,65,00,72,00,66,00,6f,00,72,00,6d,00,61,00,74,00,29,00,20,00,32,00,\
35,00,37,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,31,00,38,00,32,00,20,00,6d,00,6d,00,00,00,42,\
00,34,00,20,00,28,00,51,00,75,00,65,00,72,00,66,00,6f,00,72,00,6d,00,61,00,\
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00,6d,00,6d,00,00,00,4c,00,65,00,74,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,20,00,28,00,51,00,\
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00,20,00,78,00,20,00,38,00,bd,00,20,00,5a,00,6f,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00,42,00,\
33,00,20,00,33,00,36,00,34,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,35,00,31,00,34,00,20,00,6d,\
00,6d,00,00,00,41,00,33,00,20,00,32,00,39,00,37,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,34,00,\
32,00,30,00,20,00,6d,00,6d,00,00,00,41,00,33,00,2b,00,20,00,2f,00,20,00,55,\
00,53,00,20,00,42,00,2b,00,20,00,33,00,32,00,39,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,34,00,\
38,00,33,00,20,00,6d,00,6d,00,00,00,41,00,32,00,20,00,34,00,32,00,30,00,20,\
00,78,00,20,00,35,00,39,00,34,00,20,00,6d,00,6d,00,00,00,55,00,53,00,20,00,\
42,00,20,00,31,00,31,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,31,00,37,00,20,00,5a,00,6f,00,6c,\
00,6c,00,00,00,55,00,53,00,20,00,43,00,20,00,31,00,37,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,\
32,00,32,00,20,00,5a,00,6f,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00,4c,00,6f,00,6e,00,67,00,20,\
00,50,00,61,00,70,00,65,00,72,00,20,00,31,00,37,00,20,00,78,00,20,00,38,00,\
20,00,69,00,6e,00,00,00,42,00,65,00,6e,00,75,00,74,00,7a,00,65,00,72,00,64,\
00,65,00,66,00,69,00,6e,00,69,00,65,00,72,00,74,00,00,00,00,00
"printOrientationsSupported"=hex(7):50,00,4f,00,52,00,54,00,52,00,41,00,49,00,\
54,00,00,00,4c,00,41,00,4e,00,44,00,53,00,43,00,41,00,50,00,45,00,00,00,00,\
00
"driverVersion"=dword:00000401
"description"="?"
"driverName"="EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520"
"location"="EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520"
"portName"=hex(7):5c,00,5c,00,4e,00,44,00,50,00,53,00,30,00,31,00,00,00,00,00
"printStartTime"=dword:00000000
"printEndTime"=dword:00000000
"printerName"="\\\\STKO-NETZ\\PA-EDV-EPSON-Stylus-A3.Printer.StKO"
"printKeepPrintedJobs"=hex:00
"printSeparatorFile"=""
"printShareName"=""
"printSpooling"="PrintWhileSpooling"
"priority"=dword:00000001
"uNCName"="\\\\compaq-pc2\\\\\\STKO-NETZ\\PA-EDV-EPSON-Stylus-A3.Printer.StKO"
"versionNumber"=dword:00000004
"serverName"="compaq-pc2"
"shortServerName"="COMPAQ-PC2"
"flags"=dword:00000000
.
fix
A policy on the NT4 domain had deleted this key. The cause inside of this policy was that in the Properties of the Standard Computer the System/Exeute was activated. (System Rules for NTCONFIG.POL). If that option is deactivated the registry key will remain.
document
| Document Title: | Printer Drivers are not being automatically distributed after joining an NT Domain |
| Document ID: | 10086830 |
| Solution ID: | NOVL92311 |
| Creation Date: | 08Sep2003 |
| Modified Date: | 04Mar2004 |
| Novell Product Class: | NetWare |
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