Adding a printer/port Commandline - Auto installing printers/portd

[johnism]

tried all this
Adding a printer/port Commandline - Auto installing printers/portd

and here is my command.
Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\prndrvr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -h "C:\INF" -i "hpcm434b.inf"

error code 87 on the above

Yes drivers are in C:\INF
I have tried
C:\\INF
returns error 87
and
-h "C:\\INF" -i "C:\\INF\\hpcm434b.inf"
returns error -536870353
or
-h "C:\INF" -i "C:\INF\hpcm434b.inf"
returns error -536870353

as far as I can tell the name in the inf is "HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5"
Below is part of the inf called hpcm434b.inf

[HP]
"HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" = HPCm4345.GPD,USBPRINT\Hewlett-PackardHP_La619B,USBPRINT\VID_03F0&PID_7417&Rev_01 00&PRINT_HPZ,DOT4PRT\Hewlett-PackardHP_La619B,DOT4PRT\Hewlett-PackardHP_La619B&PRINT_HPZ,DOT4PRT\Hewlett-PackardHP_La619B&DOT4&PRINT_HPZ,DOT4PRT\VID_03F0&P ID_7417&REV_0100,DOT4PRT\VID_03F0&PID_7417,DOT4PRT \VID_03F0&PID_7417&REV_0100&PRINT_HPZ,DOT4PRT\VID_ 03F0&PID_7417&PRINT_HPZ,DOT4PRT\VID_03F0&PID_7417& REV_0100&DOT4&PRINT_HPZ,DOT4PRT\VID_03F0&PID_7417& DOT4&PRINT_HPZ

[HP.NT.6.0]
"HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" = HPCm4345.GPD.NT.6.0,USBPRINT\Hewlett-PackardHP_La619B
"HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" = HPCm4345.GPD.NT.6.0,USBPRINT\VID_03F0&PID_7417&Rev _0100&PRINT_HPZ

"HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" = hpcm4345.GPD.NT.6.0,DOT4PRT\Hewlett-PackardHP_La619B
"HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" = hpcm4345.GPD.NT.6.0,DOT4PRT\Hewlett-PackardHP_La619B&PRINT_HPZ
"HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" = hpcm4345.GPD.NT.6.0,DOT4PRT\VID_03F0&PID_7417
"HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" = hpcm4345.GPD.NT.6.0,DOT4PRT\VID_03F0&PID_7417&DOT4 &PRINT_HPZ
"HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" = hpcm4345.GPD.NT.6.0,DOT4PRT\VID_03F0&PID_7417&REV_ 0100
"HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" = hpcm4345.GPD.NT.6.0,DOT4PRT\VID_03F0&PID_7417&REV_ 0100&DOT4&PRINT_HPZ
; OEM URLS
;
; This sections gives the URL for manufacturers found in the Manufacturers section
[OEM URLS]
%HP% = "http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=37&prd=10798&sbp=Printers"


I am at a lost ..thanks for any help ,
John
PS. I do only need the inf located in my "INF" dir and not the cpmplete HP install dir . I did try that but still no luck.

[johnism]

so I found p5i2enww.cab and extraced (unidrvui.dll,unires.dll,unidrv.hlp) and placed them in C:\INF.

with this
Cscript %WINDIR%\System32\prndrvr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet M4345 MFP
PCL 5" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -h C:\INF -i C:\INF\hpcm434b.inf

returned error -536870353

then I tried this

Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\prndrvr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet M4345 MFP
PCL 5" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -h C:\INF -i C:\INF\hpcm434b.inf

returned error -536870353

I forg to to mention that the person who builds our XP image changed it too WINNT for legacy aps.

this works like a champ for adding the port
Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\Prnport.vbs -a -r IP_1 -h 165.245.192.245 -o raw

I can manually install the driver with the GUI by pointing to it with the "have a disk Option " and it listed it as digitally assigned and installed it fine. Now I did need to add some files but then it installed ok and printed. I then add those files I need to the INF dir and tried

Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\prndrvr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -h C:\INF -i C:\INF\hpcm434b.inf

returned erorr code -536870353

Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\prndrvr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 5" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -h C:\INF -i hpcm434b.inf

returned error code 87

tried pcl 6
Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\prndrvr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet 4345 mfp PCL 6" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -h C:\INF\HP4345PCL6 -i C:\INF\HP4345PCL6\hpc4345c.inf

returned error code 2

expaneding the cab file worked ...sorry I forgot that one. Now the do you see where I may be off here ..
Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\prnmngr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet 4345 mfp PCL 6" -r IP_165.245.192.245 -p "HP LaserJet 4345 mfp PCL 6"
returns error
specified port unknow...
WIN32 error code 1796

here is the whole comand

@ECHO OFF
:START
MKDIR C:\INF
XCOPY \\nkcmapps\vol1\desktoptools\DRIVERS\PRINTERS\INF "C:\INF" /Y /H /Q /E

Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\Prnport.vbs -a -r IP_1 -h 165.245.192.245 -o raw

Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\prndrvr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet 4345 mfp PCL 6" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -h C:\INF\HP4345PCL6 -i C:\INF\HP4345PCL6\hpc4345c.inf

Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\prnmngr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet 4345 mfp PCL 6" -r IP_165.245.192.245 -p "HP LaserJet 4345 mfp PCL 6"

No need for "" around the path parameter

the help file was updated in Server 2003

Remarks:
The inf file name must be fully qualified. If the inf name is not specified,
the script uses
the ntprint.inf file in the inf subdirectory of the Windows directory.
If the driver path is not specified, the script searches for driver files in
the driver.cab file.

that said you still will not get the driver installed until you locate the
correct language cab and extract the files to the c:\inf directory or you
will get error 2 file not found. I have the PCL 6 and it's a different
version so the file names are different but look for the one with en in the
name if you need English. The PCL 6 version is p6i2enww.cab.

Thanks to Eric Michaud for figuring this HP issue out 3 years ago. He was
using German which is the de version of the file.

C:\INF>Cscript %WINDIR%\System32\prndrvr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet M4345 MFP
PCL 6" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -h C:\INF -i C:\INF\hpcm434c.inf
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

Unable to add printer driver HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 6 Win32 error code 2

after extracting the English files

C:\INF>Cscript %WINDIR%\System32\prndrvr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet M4345 MFP
PCL 6" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -h C:\INF -i C:\INF\hpcm434c.inf
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

Added printer driver HP LaserJet M4345 MFP PCL 6

I'll assume there have not been any changes to the inf file that would
break the digital signature. Verify that the print driver can be installed
without any signature warning and that the add driver wizard states the
driver is signed when using the UI (be sure to enable the signature warnings
if you disabled them). WMI cannot be used to install unsigned drivers. If
you installed .NET 3.5 SP1 there was a unidrv file that caused any other
drivers to throw a warning and this will also affect the ability to install
drivers using WMI.

There is a download to add the signature to the machine.

did you try the PCL 6 version of the driver or download the most recent PCL
5 version?

your second example with error 87 is expected since you are passing in
invalid information in the -i parameter.

I will assume you extracted the necessary files from the cabs and placed
them in C:\INF\HP4345PCL6.

Have you attempted this using a flat file set (all binaries expanded)? Give
it a shot at least.

The port name you are adding is not the port name you are assigning the
printer
-r IP_1 in prnport.vbs
-r IP_165.245.192.245 in prnmngr.vbs

[johnism]

Score . Thanks Alan for all your help..
For future reference here is the whole comand .

@ECHO OFF
:START
MKDIR C:\INF
XCOPY \\nkcmapps\vol1\desktoptools\DRIVERS\PRINTERS\INF "C:\INF" /Y /H /Q /E

Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\Prnport.vbs -a -r IP_165.245.192.245 -h 165.245.192.245 -o raw

Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\prndrvr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet 4345 mfp PCL 6" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -h C:\INF\HP4345PCL6 -i C:\INF\HP4345PCL6\hpc4345c.inf

Cscript C:\WINNT\System32\prnmngr.vbs -a -m "HP LaserJet 4345 mfp PCL 6" -r IP_165.245.192.245 -p "HP LaserJet 4345 mfp PCL 6"