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Printers/Drivers Confusion

Reddit r/sysadmin·u/Relevant_Stretch_599·6 months ago
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I've taken over an environment where printing is all over the place. Users are trying to change the paper/quality settings when printing within Word or Excel. When they go into Advanced to change to one staple, two, angled, etc.. it errors out saying there are one or more conflicting settings and won't continue. The specific error is "There are one or more conflicting settings. One of the following conflicting settings is 1. Stapler - One Left Angled 2. Accessory Output Bin - Not Installed.

I've tried selecting resolve conflicts for me or I will resolve myself.. neither seem to print it correctly.

After researching a bit, it seemed like a driver issue. I went onto the print server, added the most recent universal print driver and applied it to the printer, but no change. I tried different types of drivers (PS, PCL, etc).…

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