Microsoft KB Archive/113414

WPS Resets Printer When Sending Jobs Across Network

PSS ID Number: Q113414 Article last modified on 09-09-1996

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WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

When you use the Windows Printing System (WPS) in a network environment, WPS resets the printer and performs a printer self test between each network print job.

After it is reset, the printer switches to the appropriate mode: WPS Ready if the print job is from a WPS driver or HP PCL if the print job is from a HP PCL driver.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The WPS resetting of the printer in a network environment is expected behavior. WPS needs to determine what type of job is being sent across the network. When you print locally, this function is handled through bidirectional communication between the driver and the cartridge. When you print across a network, bidirectional communication is not possible; therefore, WPS resets the printer to determine the type of job being sent. If a WPS printer is in WPS Ready mode when a local job is being printed, the bidirectional communication between the driver and the cartridge knows the job is from a WPS driver and no reset occurs. If the print job is from the network, WPS resets the printer to determine the type of print job being sent.

For more information about the Windows Printing System, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

WPS

KBCategory: kbprint KBSubCategory: Additional reference words: wps 1.00 net reboot start stop delay remote local win31 wfwg

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