Windows 2003 Server R2

Restrict printing time

Posted Tue, 02/27/2007 - 10:18am by str

Sometimes there are some requirements that you want to restrict the time a printer can print. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Open the Printers and Faxes Control Panel.
  2. Right-click the printer you want to configure in this manner and select Properties.
  3. Go to the Advanced tab, and then click Available From.
  4. To set the time period that the printer is available, click the up or down arrows, or alternatively, type a start and end time, such as "7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."
  5. Click OK to finish the wizard.

Publishing printers into Active Directory

Posted Tue, 02/27/2007 - 10:04am by str

To publish a printer to Active Directory, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Printers and Faxes Control Panel.
  2. Right-click the printer you want to publish into the active directory, and go to the Sharing tab.
  3. Click Share This Printer, and enter the name for the printer share.
  4. Check the List in the Directory check box.
  5. Click OK.

Start or stop the printer spooler from a command line

Posted Tue, 02/27/2007 - 9:54am by str

To start or stop the printer spooler from a command line, follow these steps:

  1. Open a command prompt.
  2. Execute the following commands, depending on your intent: net start spooler to start the spooler, or net stop spooler to stop it.
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