Event ID 2003 — LPR Service Status

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The Line Printer Remote (LPR) service enables the computer to print to a printer or print server that uses the Line Print Daemon (LPD) service, which is commonly used by UNIX servers.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 2003
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Spooler-LPRMON
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: LPRLOG_DESPOOL_ERROR
Message: An error occurred while de-spooling the file %1. The print job has been cancelled.

Resolve

Retry printing

The print spooler will retry printing until the document prints successfully. If the document fails to print, cancel the print job and then retry printing the document.

Verify

To verify that you resolved the problem, print the document again to a shared printer that uses the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) service. This tests printing using the Line Printer Remote (LPR) service on the client computer.

LPR Service Status

Printing Infrastructure