Problem with printer port

HI i've developed a simple printer driver that doesn't communicate with a
physical printer but instead creates a PDF or TIF file for every page.

Now i've written an application to automate printer installation
The app does this:
- copy driver files
- install new driver
- creates a new local port
- creates a new printer

and vverything workf fine(the install is run as administrator).
The problem is that when i try to use the printer with a non-admin user it
doesn't and i get this message in the event viewer

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Print
Event Category: None
Event ID: 6161
Date: 21/5/2008
Time: 6:31:33 PM
User: NICOLAXP\Roberto
Computer: NICOLAXP
Description:
The document Test Page owned by Roberto failed to print on printer
EasyPrinter. Data type: NT EMF 1.008. Size of the spool file in bytes:
74996. Number of bytes printed: 0. Total number of pages in the document: 1.
Number of pages printed: 0. Client machine: \\NICOLAXP. Win32 error code
returned by the print processor: 5 (0x5).
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.



The problem is the same if a manully install the driver and manully create
the local port.
Setting the printer non to spool will not resolve the problem, i've also
added full control to everyone to the c:\windows\system32 folder.

PLEASE HELP
Regards
Nicola

error 5 is access denied.

Where are you writing temp files for the job? You still have a permission
access issue.

--
Alan 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.

"Nicola Righetti" <nicola.righetti@greensoft.net> wrote in message
news:%23roW2L2uIHA.4560@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> HI i've developed a simple printer driver that doesn't communicate with a
> physical printer but instead creates a PDF or TIF file for every page.
>
> Now i've written an application to automate printer installation
> The app does this:
> - copy driver files
> - install new driver
> - creates a new local port
> - creates a new printer
>
> and vverything workf fine(the install is run as administrator).
> The problem is that when i try to use the printer with a non-admin user it
> doesn't and i get this message in the event viewer
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: Print
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 6161
> Date: 21/5/2008
> Time: 6:31:33 PM
> User: NICOLAXP\Roberto
> Computer: NICOLAXP
> Description:
> The document Test Page owned by Roberto failed to print on printer
> EasyPrinter. Data type: NT EMF 1.008. Size of the spool file in bytes:
> 74996. Number of bytes printed: 0. Total number of pages in the document:
> 1. Number of pages printed: 0. Client machine: \\NICOLAXP. Win32 error
> code returned by the print processor: 5 (0x5).
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>
>
>
> The problem is the same if a manully install the driver and manully create
> the local port.
> Setting the printer non to spool will not resolve the problem, i've also
> added full control to everyone to the c:\windows\system32 folder.
>
> PLEASE HELP
> Regards
> Nicola
>

i thought so but if i pause the printer and print to it i can see temp files
are correctly created in c:\windows\system32\spool\printers (i've set
everyone access to this folder)


"Alan Morris [MSFT]" <alanmo@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OEJWjFDvIHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> error 5 is access denied.
>
> Where are you writing temp files for the job? You still have a permission
> access issue.
>
> --
> Alan 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.
>
> "Nicola Righetti" <nicola.righetti@greensoft.net> wrote in message
> news:%23roW2L2uIHA.4560@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> HI i've developed a simple printer driver that doesn't communicate with a
>> physical printer but instead creates a PDF or TIF file for every page.
>>
>> Now i've written an application to automate printer installation
>> The app does this:
>> - copy driver files
>> - install new driver
>> - creates a new local port
>> - creates a new printer
>>
>> and vverything workf fine(the install is run as administrator).
>> The problem is that when i try to use the printer with a non-admin user
>> it doesn't and i get this message in the event viewer
>>
>> Event Type: Error
>> Event Source: Print
>> Event Category: None
>> Event ID: 6161
>> Date: 21/5/2008
>> Time: 6:31:33 PM
>> User: NICOLAXP\Roberto
>> Computer: NICOLAXP
>> Description:
>> The document Test Page owned by Roberto failed to print on printer
>> EasyPrinter. Data type: NT EMF 1.008. Size of the spool file in bytes:
>> 74996. Number of bytes printed: 0. Total number of pages in the document:
>> 1. Number of pages printed: 0. Client machine: \\NICOLAXP. Win32 error
>> code returned by the print processor: 5 (0x5).
>> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>
>>
>>
>> The problem is the same if a manully install the driver and manully
>> create the local port.
>> Setting the printer non to spool will not resolve the problem, i've also
>> added full control to everyone to the c:\windows\system32 folder.
>>
>> PLEASE HELP
>> Regards
>> Nicola
>>
>
>