Share custom paper sizes over network?

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We have a client in the field of civil engineering and they have demands for
custom paper sizes for when they print/plot their documents. When we create
custom paper sizes on a PC, they are only available on that PC. Is it
possible to create custom paper sizes and have them available to all users on
the network without having to visit each PC and create them manually?
 
On 7/9/2007 3:14 PM On a whim, Darwin pounded out on the keyboard

> We have a client in the field of civil engineering and they have demands for
> custom paper sizes for when they print/plot their documents. When we create
> custom paper sizes on a PC, they are only available on that PC. Is it
> possible to create custom paper sizes and have them available to all users on
> the network without having to visit each PC and create them manually?
>

Hi Darwin,

Something I've used on a couple networks:
1. Create different printer configurations on one main
workstation/server for different size paper and name them so you can
figure them out, i.e. HP4000 Letter, HP4000 Legal, etc.
2. Share the printers
3. Have the other workstations print through the workstation/server


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"Terry R." wrote:

> On 7/9/2007 3:14 PM On a whim, Darwin pounded out on the keyboard
>
> > We have a client in the field of civil engineering and they have demands for
> > custom paper sizes for when they print/plot their documents. When we create
> > custom paper sizes on a PC, they are only available on that PC. Is it
> > possible to create custom paper sizes and have them available to all users on
> > the network without having to visit each PC and create them manually?
> >
>
> Hi Darwin,
>
> Something I've used on a couple networks:
> 1. Create different printer configurations on one main
> workstation/server for different size paper and name them so you can
> figure them out, i.e. HP4000 Letter, HP4000 Legal, etc.
> 2. Share the printers
> 3. Have the other workstations print through the workstation/server
>
>
> --
> Terry R.
>
> ***Reply Note***
> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
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>

Thanks for the reply Terry! I see that you say "share" the printers. We have
all our printers networked via IP, without a print server, so sharing is not
an option. We've tried the custom configurations but what happens is that the
paper sizes can't be seen on other workstations.
 
On 7/9/2007 5:56 PM On a whim, Darwin pounded out on the keyboard

>
> "Terry R." wrote:
>
>> On 7/9/2007 3:14 PM On a whim, Darwin pounded out on the keyboard
>>
>>> We have a client in the field of civil engineering and they have demands for
>>> custom paper sizes for when they print/plot their documents. When we create
>>> custom paper sizes on a PC, they are only available on that PC. Is it
>>> possible to create custom paper sizes and have them available to all users on
>>> the network without having to visit each PC and create them manually?
>>>
>> Hi Darwin,
>>
>> Something I've used on a couple networks:
>> 1. Create different printer configurations on one main
>> workstation/server for different size paper and name them so you can
>> figure them out, i.e. HP4000 Letter, HP4000 Legal, etc.
>> 2. Share the printers
>> 3. Have the other workstations print through the workstation/server
>>
>>
>> --
>> Terry R.
>>
>> ***Reply Note***
>> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
>> Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
>>
>
> Thanks for the reply Terry! I see that you say "share" the printers. We have
> all our printers networked via IP, without a print server, so sharing is not
> an option. We've tried the custom configurations but what happens is that the
> paper sizes can't be seen on other workstations.

You can still share a printer "through" another workstation, by right
clicking and selecting "Sharing". Of course the other workstations
cannot print to the printer directly, but through the sharing of the
configured workstation.

You configure all the print page sizes only on one workstation, then
share each printer on that workstation *only*. Then you have everyone
print to the workstation print share instead directly to the IP of the
printer.

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Registry holds the paper size info in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Forms

Export the desired "forms" entries from source PC, and load on the
target PC.


Darwin wrote:

> We have a client in the field of civil engineering and they have demands for
> custom paper sizes for when they print/plot their documents. When we create
> custom paper sizes on a PC, they are only available on that PC. Is it
> possible to create custom paper sizes and have them available to all users on
> the network without having to visit each PC and create them manually?
>
 
"Bob I" wrote:
> Registry holds the paper size info in
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Forms
>
> Export the desired "forms" entries from source PC, and load on the
> target PC.

Thanks Bob! This has saved me from doing some busy work. Now I need to
figure out how to apply the registry changes without rebooting. I've tried
stopping and restarting the explorer.exe process and logging out and then
logging in but w/ no luck. The custom paper sizes are only visable after a
reboot.
 
I don't think a reboot will kill a workstation. ;-)

Darwin wrote:

> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>>Registry holds the paper size info in
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Forms
>>
>>Export the desired "forms" entries from source PC, and load on the
>>target PC.
>
>
> Thanks Bob! This has saved me from doing some busy work. Now I need to
> figure out how to apply the registry changes without rebooting. I've tried
> stopping and restarting the explorer.exe process and logging out and then
> logging in but w/ no luck. The custom paper sizes are only visable after a
> reboot.
 
Humm, haven't tested, BUT try opening the Print Server Properties, Forms
tab and see if it will trigger a read of that registry entry.

Bob I wrote:

> I don't think a reboot will kill a workstation. ;-)
>
> Darwin wrote:
>
>> "Bob I" wrote:
>>
>>> Registry holds the paper size info in
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Forms
>>>
>>> Export the desired "forms" entries from source PC, and load on the
>>> target PC.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks Bob! This has saved me from doing some busy work. Now I need to
>> figure out how to apply the registry changes without rebooting. I've
>> tried stopping and restarting the explorer.exe process and logging out
>> and then logging in but w/ no luck. The custom paper sizes are only
>> visable after a reboot.
>
>
 
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