printer problems - Please Help!!!!!

Posted: 11-12-2007, 11:36 AM
I have a strange problem.
All users can access a printer depending which room they log in to.
Example if someone logs onto a pc in the Blue Room, the can print to the
Blue Room's printer. Simple! This is done by using a script at logon time.
This has worked fine for years.
The other day I had mega problems with a printer and had to delete it from
the server and reinstall it again. Since then some PCs will not print to it.
The situation is as follows...
A user logs on to PC1 and can print ok.
The same user logs onto a different PC and although they can see the
printer, they cannot print to it.
I have been tearing what little hair I have out. The script is working
because some can print. It only seems to be on some PCs.
I have noticed that in the event log on those that do not work, there is an
entry for SRV error 2011 - irpstacksize is too small for the server to use a
local device. Please increase the value of this parameter.
I have tried to update the registry as detailed in the knowledge base but it
seems to make no difference. Am I looking at a red herring?
I just hope someone can come up with a solution!
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Alan Morris [MSFT]
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Re: printer problems - Please Help!!!!!
Posted: 11-12-2007, 05:42 PM
You will need to reboot after setting the IRP value. This is network stuff
not printing stuff so I don't even know what this irp stuff is.

It sounds like you found the KB for this. You can set to the max and see it
that gets things working then cut the value until you have a value that
works, or increment up until you find the working value. But you will need
to reboot after each setting change for the server service to pick up the
change.

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"Harry Hornet" <HarryHornet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:07C83A5F-39D2-49A0-A015-05C287F74AD1@microsoft.com...
>I have a strange problem.
> All users can access a printer depending which room they log in to.
> Example if someone logs onto a pc in the Blue Room, the can print to the
> Blue Room's printer. Simple! This is done by using a script at logon time.
> This has worked fine for years.
> The other day I had mega problems with a printer and had to delete it from
> the server and reinstall it again. Since then some PCs will not print to
> it.
> The situation is as follows...
> A user logs on to PC1 and can print ok.
> The same user logs onto a different PC and although they can see the
> printer, they cannot print to it.
> I have been tearing what little hair I have out. The script is working
> because some can print. It only seems to be on some PCs.
> I have noticed that in the event log on those that do not work, there is
> an
> entry for SRV error 2011 - irpstacksize is too small for the server to use
> a
> local device. Please increase the value of this parameter.
> I have tried to update the registry as detailed in the knowledge base but
> it
> seems to make no difference. Am I looking at a red herring?
> I just hope someone can come up with a solution!

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Harry Hornet
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Re: printer problems - Please Help!!!!!
Posted: 11-13-2007, 08:33 AM
Does trhis need to be done on the server and the workstation?

"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
> You will need to reboot after setting the IRP value. This is network stuff
> not printing stuff so I don't even know what this irp stuff is.
>
> It sounds like you found the KB for this. You can set to the max and see it
> that gets things working then cut the value until you have a value that
> works, or increment up until you find the working value. But you will need
> to reboot after each setting change for the server service to pick up the
> change.
>
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Harry Hornet" <HarryHornet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:07C83A5F-39D2-49A0-A015-05C287F74AD1@microsoft.com...
> >I have a strange problem.
> > All users can access a printer depending which room they log in to.
> > Example if someone logs onto a pc in the Blue Room, the can print to the
> > Blue Room's printer. Simple! This is done by using a script at logon time.
> > This has worked fine for years.
> > The other day I had mega problems with a printer and had to delete it from
> > the server and reinstall it again. Since then some PCs will not print to
> > it.
> > The situation is as follows...
> > A user logs on to PC1 and can print ok.
> > The same user logs onto a different PC and although they can see the
> > printer, they cannot print to it.
> > I have been tearing what little hair I have out. The script is working
> > because some can print. It only seems to be on some PCs.
> > I have noticed that in the event log on those that do not work, there is
> > an
> > entry for SRV error 2011 - irpstacksize is too small for the server to use
> > a
> > local device. Please increase the value of this parameter.
> > I have tried to update the registry as detailed in the knowledge base but
> > it
> > seems to make no difference. Am I looking at a red herring?
> > I just hope someone can come up with a solution!
>
>
>
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Lem
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Re: printer problems - Please Help!!!!!
Posted: 11-13-2007, 03:40 PM
irpstacksize needs to be set on the server, not the workstation. This
commonly results from an installation of Norton Antivirus. See this
note from MVP Chuck:
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...d-by.html#Note


Harry Hornet wrote:
> Does trhis need to be done on the server and the workstation?
>
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> You will need to reboot after setting the IRP value. This is network stuff
>> not printing stuff so I don't even know what this irp stuff is.
>>
>> It sounds like you found the KB for this. You can set to the max and see it
>> that gets things working then cut the value until you have a value that
>> works, or increment up until you find the working value. But you will need
>> to reboot after each setting change for the server service to pick up the
>> change.
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris
>> Windows Printing Team
>> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>>
>> "Harry Hornet" <HarryHornet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:07C83A5F-39D2-49A0-A015-05C287F74AD1@microsoft.com...
>>> I have a strange problem.
>>> All users can access a printer depending which room they log in to.
>>> Example if someone logs onto a pc in the Blue Room, the can print to the
>>> Blue Room's printer. Simple! This is done by using a script at logon time.
>>> This has worked fine for years.
>>> The other day I had mega problems with a printer and had to delete it from
>>> the server and reinstall it again. Since then some PCs will not print to
>>> it.
>>> The situation is as follows...
>>> A user logs on to PC1 and can print ok.
>>> The same user logs onto a different PC and although they can see the
>>> printer, they cannot print to it.
>>> I have been tearing what little hair I have out. The script is working
>>> because some can print. It only seems to be on some PCs.
>>> I have noticed that in the event log on those that do not work, there is
>>> an
>>> entry for SRV error 2011 - irpstacksize is too small for the server to use
>>> a
>>> local device. Please increase the value of this parameter.
>>> I have tried to update the registry as detailed in the knowledge base but
>>> it
>>> seems to make no difference. Am I looking at a red herring?
>>> I just hope someone can come up with a solution!
>>
>>

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