Windows Server 2008 Print.exe problems - Unable to Initialize device
Morning,
Problem I have been working on for the last few weeks, was running the print command from the command prompt to a 2008 hosted printer...You receive and error of "Unable to Iniatialize Device "
This problem only occurs when the printer is physically hosted on a 2008 Server
Microsoft have confirmed that this problem is due to smb2 which is new with Server 2008 and Vista, they are also currently working on a patch for the problem. There is however 2 options for getting this to work
1. Host the printer on a 2003 Server
2. Disable SMB2 and revert back to SMB1 - See this guide for Details, Again, Thank you to the Petri Website for this guide which once again has proven amazingly accurate and indepth. Whilst it doesnt specifically mention print.exe, Microsoft have vocalised the problem and I have tested this solution with success
http://www.petri.co.il/how-to-disable-smb-2-on-windows-vista-or-server-2008.htm
James