Import the modified file, overwriting the (short, default) list of user favorites with the longer list.
#SHARP PRINTER DRIVER DEFAULTS UPDATE#
if dash is removed, update accordingly.ĥ. If the old and new printer names don’t match, e.g. To: \SHARP MX-3570N – PCL6 (the new server and printer name) reg file, changing the key names:įrom: \SHARP MX-3570N PCL6 (the old server and printer name) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SHARP\\SHARP MX-3570N PCL6\printer_ui\user_settingĤ.
Export this entire registry key as a backup: I couldn’t find a way to export/import them in the UI, but this registry hack worked for me. Migrate User FavoritesĮven if you give the printer the same name on the new server as on the old, users’ favorites will not be available, because they are tied to the server name in the registry. Once you configure the printer as described above, the old favorites should work after you restore them below. Do you wish to delete this Favorite?”īasically that’s telling you that you’re trying to use a favorite that targets a printer feature that is not enabled. “The Favorite is not available on current configuration setting. If you fiddle around enough in the registry (see below), you might see this strange message in the client computer’s printer Properties: With this configuration, the image in the lower right should show three paper trays and the output trays to the left: You need to open the printer’s Properties on the new server, click the Configuration tab, and set the options there: When you set up the 64-bit PCL6 print driver, it does not automatically detect the printer’s capabilities. There are a couple “gotchas” when moving that printer to a new server.