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Print Server QuestionHi All,
Have a Windows 2000 server that we use as a print server, it has say 50 or more printers setup on it, is there a way or some vbs script or something that can be ran to say when a printer was last used ? I know the inf maybe in the logs but its a big job to trawl threw all the logs is there a quicker way as there is probably some printers that are no longer been used but we have no way of knowing which ones. Thanks "systemtek" <dun***@systemtek.co.uk> wrote in message Does the Event Viewer contain any details about which jobs were sent to news:d67fcde7-b3e8-4f3a-9abe-847a447441c8@d4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > Hi All, > > Have a Windows 2000 server that we use as a print server, it has say > 50 or more printers setup on it, is there a way or some vbs script or > something that can be ran to say when a printer was last used ? I know > the inf maybe in the logs but its a big job to trawl threw all the > logs is there a quicker way as there is probably some printers that > are no longer been used but we have no way of knowing which ones. > > Thanks which printer?
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On 7 July, 13:51, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote: Yes it does, but looking in that would take to much time, i could do> "systemtek" <dun***@systemtek.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:d67fcde7-b3e8-4f3a-9abe-847a447441c8@d4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > > > Hi All, > > > Have a Windows 2000 server that we use as a print server, it has say > > 50 or more printers setup on it, is there a way or some vbs script or > > something that can be ran to say when a printer was last used ? I know > > the inf maybe in the logs but its a big job to trawl threw all the > > logs is there a quicker way as there is probably some printers that > > are no longer been used but we have no way of knowing which ones. > > > Thanks > > Does the Event Viewer contain any details about which jobs were sent to > which printer? with a tool that could do it for you and run a report or something to say what printers were used and when a print job was last sent to them. Thanks
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"systemtek" <dun***@systemtek.co.uk> wrote in message Checking if the print events are recorded in the Event Viewer was the first news:e0ada969-eb21-43d6-beed-568d378f4c5c@a36g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... > On 7 July, 13:51, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote: >> "systemtek" <dun***@systemtek.co.uk> wrote in message >> >> news:d67fcde7-b3e8-4f3a-9abe-847a447441c8@d4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >> >> > Hi All, >> >> > Have a Windows 2000 server that we use as a print server, it has say >> > 50 or more printers setup on it, is there a way or some vbs script or >> > something that can be ran to say when a printer was last used ? I know >> > the inf maybe in the logs but its a big job to trawl threw all the >> > logs is there a quicker way as there is probably some printers that >> > are no longer been used but we have no way of knowing which ones. >> >> > Thanks >> >> Does the Event Viewer contain any details about which jobs were sent to >> which printer? > > > Yes it does, but looking in that would take to much time, i could do > with a tool that could do it for you and run a report or something to > say what printers were used and when a print job was last sent to > them. > > Thanks step. Selecting a suitable tool to extract them is the next step. Try this from a Command Prompt: eventquery /? | more or, if you want the Rolls Royce of event parsers: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07&displaylang=en
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On 7 July, 15:26, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote: Thanks - will take a look at that tomorrow.> "systemtek" <dun***@systemtek.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:e0ada969-eb21-43d6-beed-568d378f4c5c@a36g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... > > > > > > > On 7 July, 13:51, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote: > >> "systemtek" <dun***@systemtek.co.uk> wrote in message > > >>news:d67fcde7-b3e8-4f3a-9abe-847a447441c8@d4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > > >> > Hi All, > > >> > Have a Windows 2000 server that we use as a print server, it has say > >> > 50 or more printers setup on it, is there a way or some vbs script or > >> > something that can be ran to say when a printer was last used ? I know > >> > the inf maybe in the logs but its a big job to trawl threw all the > >> > logs is there a quicker way as there is probably some printers that > >> > are no longer been used but we have no way of knowing which ones. > > >> > Thanks > > >> Does the Event Viewer contain any details about which jobs were sent to > >> which printer? > > > Yes it does, but looking in that would take to much time, i could do > > with a tool that could do it for you and run a report or something to > > say what printers were used and when a print job was last sent to > > them. > > > Thanks > > Checking if the print events are recorded in the Event Viewer was the first > step. Selecting a suitable tool to extract them is the next step. Try this > from a Command Prompt: > > eventquery /? | more > > or, if you want the Rolls Royce of event parsers:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf...- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - the Server 2003 resource kit contains a tool called splinfo.exe. splinfo \v
\\printserver will list each printer and how many jobs have been processed. splinfo \\printserver (splinfo without a server name will display stats for the local machine) will generate data for the total of all jobs printed by the spooler. These counters reset after a spooler restart. -- Show quoteHide quoteAlan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:eXYhw7w$JHA.3432@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "systemtek" <dun***@systemtek.co.uk> wrote in message > news:e0ada969-eb21-43d6-beed-568d378f4c5c@a36g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... >> On 7 July, 13:51, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote: >>> "systemtek" <dun***@systemtek.co.uk> wrote in message >>> >>> news:d67fcde7-b3e8-4f3a-9abe-847a447441c8@d4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >>> >>> > Hi All, >>> >>> > Have a Windows 2000 server that we use as a print server, it has say >>> > 50 or more printers setup on it, is there a way or some vbs script or >>> > something that can be ran to say when a printer was last used ? I know >>> > the inf maybe in the logs but its a big job to trawl threw all the >>> > logs is there a quicker way as there is probably some printers that >>> > are no longer been used but we have no way of knowing which ones. >>> >>> > Thanks >>> >>> Does the Event Viewer contain any details about which jobs were sent to >>> which printer? >> >> >> Yes it does, but looking in that would take to much time, i could do >> with a tool that could do it for you and run a report or something to >> say what printers were used and when a print job was last sent to >> them. >> >> Thanks > > Checking if the print events are recorded in the Event Viewer was the > first step. Selecting a suitable tool to extract them is the next step. > Try this from a Command Prompt: > > eventquery /? | more > > or, if you want the Rolls Royce of event parsers: > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07&displaylang=en > Alan Morris [MSFT] wrote:
> the Server 2003 resource kit contains a tool called splinfo.exe. splinfo \v This could be very useful... Thanks for the tip....> \\printserver will list each printer and how many jobs have been processed. > > splinfo \\printserver (splinfo without a server name will display stats for > the local machine) will generate data for the total of all jobs printed by > the spooler. These counters reset after a spooler restart. > -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services http://mypcassistant.blogspot.com/  
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