Windows 10: Printing saves rather than prints Network printer

Discus and support Printing saves rather than prints Network printer in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I work in an office. We have 20 network printers. On one PC no matter what printer you choose it always saves. It does not print from any printer. It... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by JerryCarter2, Oct 22, 2020.

  1. Printing saves rather than prints Network printer


    I work in an office. We have 20 network printers. On one PC no matter what printer you choose it always saves. It does not print from any printer. It is windows 10 Enterprise. The printer I am trying to print to is connected to the computer via a cord. I have it selected as my default printer. I do not have administrative rights on the computer. It is a work computer at an office. I have tried to locate where I can unclick "save to file" but it is not located where some tutorials say it is. I cannot even find it. I cannot uninstall the printer I don't think. It is in the network. At first it was not even listed on the computer. I had to add it from the available printers on our network.

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    JerryCarter2, Oct 22, 2020
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  2. Error - Printing on Network printer

    We have 4 printers on our Windows print server. The server was migrated from win2k3 to 2k8 on friday. 3/4 printers are working great, the other is having issues. When trying to print a test page to it, it gets a job status of Error - Printing.

    When sending a small word document to it, it sends it to the printer, the queue is empty but nothing prints. If I goto the printer itself, it doesnt show any errors and I can print things such as information sheets and diagnostic files just fine.

    All four printers are the same model, all 4 have a static IP. I can ping the printer successfully. I've tried printing from both an XP machine and the print server itself. I tried removing and adding the printer on the print server. And lastly, uunplugged the printer for 30 seconds, plugged it back in.

    Any ideas?
     
    Hybrid_theory, Oct 22, 2020
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  3. Networked Printer: How to print both sides?

    Some printers may be duplex but don't support the command over network protocols.

    On most printers (no duplexing), printing on "both sides" means print odd pages, user has to change the orientation of said pages, and then it prints even pages. They have a special sequence dedicated to the "both sides" process. If this is the case, after it is done printing odd pages, a dialog should pop up showing you how to put the paper back in and also tell you how to resume printing.
     
    FordGT90Concept, Oct 22, 2020
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  4. Printing saves rather than prints Network printer

    Error - Printing on Network printer

    What type of printers are they? Show a screenie of the http web page it offers. Use something like softperfect's netscan, go options, additional, check "check for open TCP ports and add 21,80,443,9100. Make sure the same result appears for all 4 printers. Post a screenie.

    PS. I dont think this is a drivers issue. It's a fault network setup (on the printer) or a firewall/switch acting in between you and the printer. The printer obviously isnt dead if it can run and print diagnostics pages from the control panel.
     
    Completely Bonkers, Oct 22, 2020
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