Windows 7 Printing sends a Local Downlevel Document and will NOT Print

[Seducer]

I have connected a HP laser-jet printer with my machine and keep it in share mode to be accessed by other user on the network. Just 1 hour ago, I got something and assuming un-useful print task named Remote Down level Document and didn't listen about this before.

Once this type of task exists,the printer is not getting ready to print anymore. I have to delete spool file to wipe out these type of unwanted components such as Remote Down-level Documents.
So what is Remote Down-level Document? Why does it comes from? Is it cause by virus? Can someone suggest me better ???

[ThoMas321]

Try out to concentrate on these facts to know more about this :

Named "Remote Downlevel Doc." , A lot of information can be accessed from
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;134779

The following explanation that identifies that it could be a virus, Zero-Byte Remote Downlevel Documents Appear in Print Queue -
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;312015

If anyone could be printing with the help of DOS program, or any other program that prints to a port, then that is something to look into. If not, it could very
well be a virus.

[chroma]

This one error is going to be generated because the printer driver installation is not starting because some of the inconvenience of the driver customization.

The default behavior is that, To install the driver,you need be run with the system with high privilege . The clients may require to install the Windows 7 supported driver on their client machines. Printer driver installation program will prompt that if you would like to install a local printer or a network shard printer. Then choose the exact option and complete the installation with prior option.

[Sam.D]

If you find that the driver installation program does not help after all then follow the steps described below for adding a shared printer.

1. Click on START menu and jump on Control Panel and double click Devices and Printers.
2. Click on the icon of Add a Printer.
3. Choose "Add a local printer".
4. Choose "Create a new port" and select "Local Port" as the type of the port.
5. Type the name of the port in the box specified for name port name in the following format.

\\[IP address of the host computer]\[The Share Name of the printer]

Now,click on Next.

6. Read carefully, the procedure and guidance for installation to complete the procedure. At the time of installation ,select exact driver should exist in the driver list.

[Raine]

The error that you were you are getting during the print execution, The remote downlevel documents are print jobs submitted over the SMB protocol. It can pop up when someone copies the files to the \\server\sharename or if
any user is creating a local port with the location of \\server\printhare.

These task types are submitted in RAW format (the client does all the rendering of the data).The Spooler on the server just passes these onto the printer. A number of third party software solutions which can be used to track page usage for RAW jobs. Print jobs submitted on a connection are over the RPC protocol.