Configuring Individual Printers to Passthrough LPR Print Jobs

ID: Q168457

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

Beginning with Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 2, it is possible to configure LPD passthrough on a per-printer basis. Prior to service pack 2, the SimulatePassThrough registry entry affected all incoming LPR jobs to all printers on the server.

MORE INFORMATION

Use the following steps to implement LPD passthrough on a per-printer basis:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Apply Service Pack 2 or later to the computer running Windows NT version 4.0.

Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) and go to the following registry location

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control \Print\Printers\<printername>\PrinterDriverData

where printername is the name of the printer you want to configure.

For Service Pack 2 or 3, on the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following:

Value Name: SimulatePassThrough
Data Type: REG_DWORD
String: 1

For Service Pack 4 or later, on the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following:

Value Name: LpdPrinterPassThrough
Data Type: REG_DWORD
String: 1

Stop and then restart TCP/IP Print Server and the Spooler service.

For more information about using SimulatePassThrough, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q150930 LPD Server Adds and Prints Control Codes

Additional query words: postscript

Keywords : kbprint ntprint NTSrvWkst
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug