EventLog

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_DWORD

0x0–0x1F (bitmask)

Windows 2000 Professional: 0x1B (11011) Windows 2000 Server: 0x1F (11111)

Description

Specifies the level of detail of events that the print spooler logs for local print jobs.

The value of this entry is a bitmask. To direct the print spooler to log entries of the type specified, either set the bit representing that type to 1 or sum the hexadecimal values of all desired types. For example, the default value for Windows 2000 Server, 11111, indicates that the print spooler logs all events. The default value for Windows 2000 Professional, 11011, indicates that the print spooler logs all events except information.

Value

Event type

0x0 (0 binary)

Success

0x1 (1 binary)

Error

0x2 (10 binary)

Warning

0x4 (100 binary)

Information

0x8 (1000 binary)

Audit success

0x10 (10000 binary)

Audit failure

Change method

To change the value of this entry, click on the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Printers. From the File menu, click Server Properties, click the Advanced tab, and then select or clear the check boxes representing each event type.

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EventLog for LanMan Print Services network printers