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by robert.marsh

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On an NT40 server, SP6, about 408MB disk space still free on 'C:', Tektronix 850DP printer, user sends large job to TEK printer. After trying to spool the file I get the error (paraphrasing) 'Error writing to disk...(device name:address)... not enough disk space.
Is it possible to have the spooler build on another drive? If so, how. If not, will simply adding an internal drive to the printer resolve the problem? Other than this, I see no other options.

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by curacao_dejavu

select the properties of the printer, go to the advanced tab, there is a section to specify the path.

This problem however is usually a compatibillity problem not of space as you have noticed, check 1: if the printer is nt compatible.
2: look for a newer printerdriver.
3: you can use also drivers from the same manufacturer or another one thats compatible with the TEK. As a tst you can start with the "generic test" driver.

regards,

Leopold

by donmars

You can move the spooler folder elsewhere to improve performance or fix your problem. Make sure the drive you move it to has enough space:
1. Click Start.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Click Printers.
4. Click File.
5. Click Server Properties.
6.Click the Advanced Tab.
7. Type the name of the new directory in the spool folder dialog box.
8. Click ok.

Hope this helps

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