HP PRNCON.

exe - Release Notes

PRNCON.EXE is as console application for removing and adding an HP network printers point-and-print
connection etween a !indows client workstation and a print server.
Disclaimer
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Acknowledgements
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Version:
PRNCON.exe version - %4.$7.#4.4
Release Notes version 4 8 9,l' #$%&
Supersedes
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Description
PRNCON.EXE is as console application for removing and adding an HP network printers point-and-print
connection etween a !indows client workstation and a print server. )river information is stored in a log
file w(en adding or removing point-and-print connected network printers.
Note= PRNCON.EXE does not remove t(e printer driver from t(e client or print server.
1
$pdate recommendation
Recommended%Advised 8 >ncl,des new en(ancements* feat,res* and6or minor ,g fixes. HP
recommends all c,stomers to ,pdate.
Product &odels
PRNCON s,pports t(e HP 5niversal Print )river ?5P)@ and HP model-specific printer drivers.
Devices Supported
Refer to t(e specifications ta at www.(p.com6go6,pd for a list of devices w(ic( are s,pported ' t(e HP
5P).
Supported Operating S'stems
Operating S'stems
/icrosoft !indows XP 3P4AA
/icrosoft !indows 0istaA
/icrosoft !indows 1
/icrosoft !indows 2 6 2.%
/icrosoft !indows 3erver #$$4 3P# 6 #$$4R# 3P#A
/icrosoft !indows 3erver #$$2 6 #$$2R#
/icrosoft !indows 3erver #$%# 6 #$%#R#
A/icrosoft (as ended mainstream s,pport for t(is operating s'stem.
AA/icrosoft (as ended extended s,pport for t(is operating s'stem.
NO-E= PRNCON is a 4#-it application ,t will r,n on B&-it operating s'stems
(ested Operating S'stems
-(is application (as een tested wit( !indows XP* !indows 0ista* and !indows 1
)anguages
Englis( ?>nternational@
*n+ancements%,eatures
13.05.23.3
2
Display the system error code if print server verifcation fails
Changed log fle name from prncon.trc to prncon.log for consistency
with other tools
Changed the way print server verifcation works for better compatibility
with workstation environments
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0erifies t(at t(e print server is availale efore deleting and reconnecting. >n previo,s versions it
was possile to delete printers and not e ale to re-create t(em eca,se t(e print server was
not availale.
Retries 4 times if initial reconnect fails. -(ere (ave een reports of intermittent RPC server
,navailale errors t(at t(is feat,re attempts to address.
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:dded -w ?wait@ option to prevent XP clients from ,sing cac(ed settings.
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Purpose
!(en printer driver files are ,pgraded on t(e print server* it is necessar' to s'nc(roniCe t(e client printer
driver files wit( t(e print server to ens,re t(at t(e client can print properl' and ,tiliCe all new feat,res
provided ' t(e ,pgraded print driver. >f t(e client (as an active connection to t(e print server at t(e time
t(e print driver files are ,pgraded* t(e print driver files installed on t(e client ma' e Dlocked and will not
,pdate ,ntil t(e ,ser logs off t(e workstation and logs in again. >n some cases* t(is process of logging off
and ack in ma' not e s,fficient to res'nc(roniCe all driver files wit( t(e print server.
Hewlett-Packard created t(e PRNCON.EXE tool to a,tomate t(e process of remotel' removing and
reestalis(ing a network point-and-print connection and logging t(e res,lts.
Operation Notes
PRNCON operates on (p drivers onl'. PRNCON c(ecks t(e name of t(e driver associated wit( t(e
printer* and if t(e driver name does not contain EHP E or EHewlettF ?case ignored@ t(e printer will e
'passed.
$sage
prncon -s GserverHnameI -p GprinterHnameI -f GtraceHfileI -aJ-d K8w GmillisecondsIL
GserverHnameI - Print server name* wit(o,t MNNM.
GprinterHnameI - Printer name as defined on server.
GtraceHfileI - Name of trace file* incl,ding complete pat(. >f t(e 8f option is not specified* t(e
defa,lt trace file is= )efa,lt trace file is= O-E/PONprncon.trc
3
-a - 5sed to add a printer connection.
-d - Remove a printer connection.
GmillisecondsI - N,mer of milliseconds to wait etween delete and add operations
)efa,lt is $ milliseconds
-P )ispla' command line (elp
Notes:
-(e printer (as to e s(ared on t(e serverQ GprinterHnameI is not t(e 3H:RE name.
>t (as een oserved t(at some clients will not properl' s'nc( ,p wit( t(e settings on t(e print
server ,nless t(ere is a time lapse etween t(e delete and add operations. >f t(is e(avior is
oserved* it is recommended to start wit( a 4 second wait period ?-w 4$$$@.
*ample:
-o remove connection=
prncon -s prnsvr%#4 -p MHP +aser9et &$$$ PC+ BM -f MOtempONprncon.logM 8d
-o add a connection=
prncon -s prnsvr&7B -p MHP +aser9et &$$$ PC+ BM -f MOtempONprncon.logM -a
Alternate usage
R,nning PRNCON.EXE wit(o,t an' switc(es will reset all point-and-print connections etween t(e client
and t(e print server?s@
Sample )og .ile
%. ------ PRNCON.exe 3tarting on /ac(ine = C!)CN$1$)BR* -ime = -,esda'* /a' #7* #$%$ %B=%7=$2 ------
#. PRNCON version %$.$7.#&.% =
4. Command line= prncon
&. SetPrinterConnections= NNR3/$N:/$%.nam.corp.(p.comNCPP-+SRBB-#-#R%) skipped= 3erver Name is N5++
7. SetPrinterConnections= :dding printer NNR3/$N:/$%NCPP-#-%R-%TNNR3/$N:/$%
B. SetPrinterConnections= :dding printer NNR3/$N:/$%NCPP-BB-#-4E-4TNNR3/$N:/$%
1. SetPrinterConnections= NNR3/$N:/$%NCPP-BB-#-4E-Xerox#42 skipped= Not an HP driver
2. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Existing Printer >nfo AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
<. Printer Connection= NNR3/$N:/$%NCPP-#-%R-%
%$. Printer Name is = NNR3/$N:/$%NCPP-#-%R-%
%%. 3erver Name is = NNR3/$N:/$%
%#. Printer )river is = HP 5niversal Printing P3 ?v7.$@
%4.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA Existing )river 0ersion )etails AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
%&. Environment = !indows N- x2B
%7. )river Uile = C=N!>NN-N3'stem4#NspoolN)R>0ER3N!4#X2BN4NP3CR>P-7.)++
%B. )ata Uile = C=N!>NN-N3'stem4#NspoolN)R>0ER3N!4#X2BN4N(pc,$<%s.ppd
%1. Config Uile = C=N!>NN-N3'stem4#NspoolN)R>0ER3N!4#X2BN4N(pmdp$<%.dll
%2. Uile - C=N!>NN-N3'stem4#NspoolN)R>0ER3N!4#X2BN4NP3CR>P-7.)++
%<. -ime 3tamp - !ednesda'* :,g,st #B* #$$< %B=&1=4#
#$. +ang,age - Englis(
#%. Uile 0ersion - $.4.1B$$.%B427
##. Prod 0ersion - B.%.1B$$.%B427
#4. Uile - C=N!>NN-N3'stem4#NspoolN)R>0ER3N!4#X2BN4N(pmdp$<%.dll

#&. -ime 3tamp - !ednesda'* 3eptemer $#* #$$< $&=$#=4$

#7. +ang,age - Englis(
#B. Uile 0ersion - $.4.%7&$.BB
#1. Prod 0ersion - 7.$.%.&#
#2. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
#<. VNNR3/$N:/$%NCPP-#-%R-%V Printer Connection (as een deleted
4$. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
4%. Connecting to printer NNR3/$N:/$%NCPP-#-%R-%
4#. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA New Printer >nfo AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
44. Printer Name is = NNR3/$N:/$%NCPP-#-%R-%
4&. 3erver Name is = NNR3/$N:/$%
47. Printer )river is = HP 5niversal Printing PC+ 7 ?v&.1@
4B. AAAAAAAAAAAAAA New )river )etails AAAAAAAAAAAA
41. Environment = !indows N- x2B
42. )river Uile = C=N!>NN-N3'stem4#NspoolN)R>0ER3N!4#X2BN4NP3CR>P-7.)++
4<. )ata Uile = C=N!>NN-N3'stem4#NspoolN)R>0ER3N!4#X2BN4N(pc,$<%s.ppd
&$. Config Uile = C=N!>NN-N3'stem4#NspoolN)R>0ER3N!4#X2BN4N(pmdp$<%.dll
&%. Uile - C=N!>NN-N3'stem4#NspoolN)R>0ER3N!4#X2BN4NP3CR>P-7.)++
&#. -ime 3tamp - !ednesda'* :,g,st #B* #$$< %B=&1=4#
&4. +ang,age - Englis(
&&. Uile 0ersion - $.4.1B$$.%B427
&7. Prod 0ersion - B.%.1B$$.%B427
&B. Uile - C=N!>NN-N3'stem4#NspoolN)R>0ER3N!4#X2BN4N(pmdp$<%.dll
&1. -ime 3tamp - !ednesda'* 3eptemer $#* #$$< $&=$#=4$
&2. +ang,age - Englis(
&<. Uile 0ersion - $.4.%7&$.BB
7$. Prod 0ersion - 7.$.%.&#
7%. ------ PRNCON.exe 3topping -race on /ac(ine = C!)CN$1$)BR* -ime = -,esda'* /a' #7* #$%$ %B=%7=&$ ------
+ine %= 3tarting time and mac(ine name
+ine #= PRNCON version
+ine 4= Command line
+ine &-1= En,meration of all t(e network printers on t(e client
+ine &= -(is printer was skipped eca,se t(e printer did not appear to e a legitimate network printer.
+ine 7-B= Network printers flagged for deletion and re-connection.
+ine 1= -(is printer was skipped eca,se it is not an (p printer.
+ine <-%#= -(e printer and driver name of t(e first printer sc(ed,led for deletion and re-connection.
+ine %&-#1= )river information for t(e first printer.
+ine #1= -(is is t(e version of t(e driver c,rrentl' eing ,sed for t(is printer. >t ma' e t(e same version
as on t(e print server if s'nc(roniCation (appened a,tomaticall'.
+ine #<= >ndication t(at t(e printer was s,ccessf,ll' deleted
+ine 4%= -(e connection to t(e printer was s,ccessf,ll' re-estalis(ed
+ine 4#-7$= >nformation on t(e new driver. R' comparing lines #1 and 7$* we see t(at t(e driver versions
are t(e same* indicating t(at t(e s'nc(roniCation (ad alread' (appened a,tomaticall'.
+ine 7%= 3top date and time
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