Environment
Novell iPrint for NetWare
Novell iPrint for NetWare Novell NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 8
iPrint Client 5.30
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
Situation
Setting the default iPrint printer during installation fails. An iPrint printer can be set as the default printer by:
No error message is returned to the end user. The default printer is simply not set. However, an error is logged to the c:\NDPS\ippErrors.txt.
Module: spoolsv.exe
Trace Info: registry.c, line 9301, thread 00000478
Routine: GetDefaultPrinterFromReg - RegOpenKeyEx failed 2
Further testing will reveal that the default printer also fails to be set when selecting the printer to be the default during the creation process of a Microsoft TCP/IP printer.
- Install the iPrint printer through the http://x.x.x.x/ipp page
- iCM (iPrint Client Management)
No error message is returned to the end user. The default printer is simply not set. However, an error is logged to the c:\NDPS\ippErrors.txt.
Module: spoolsv.exe
Trace Info: registry.c, line 9301, thread 00000478
Routine: GetDefaultPrinterFromReg - RegOpenKeyEx failed 2
Further testing will reveal that the default printer also fails to be set when selecting the printer to be the default during the creation process of a Microsoft TCP/IP printer.
Resolution
Refer to Microsoft KB929270