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A new CERN Printing Package has been developed in order to improve printing reliability and control as well as to enable non-NICE PCs to print on CERN's network printers. It was tested during the months of April and May by about 100 users.

As announced in the last Desktop Forum, this new package will gradually replace the current NICE Printer Wizard during the month of June, as explained in the following plan:

- June 8 : IT and PS divisions (done)
- June 22 : AC, AS, DG, DSU, EST, FI, LHC divisions
- June 24 : EP, PE, SPL, TH, TIS divisions
- June 28 : SL, ST divisions

z:\p32\cernprinting\package\printrun.exe

This new package is completely transparent for the NICE95 and NICENT users. The Printer Wizard icons in the 'Control Panel' and in the 'Start Menu->More Applications->System Configuration' will automatically refer to the new version. You will still be able to access the Printer Wizard via these icons, but a new Task-bar Icon in the 'Icon Tray' (right side of the task-bar, next to the clock) will also provide access to the Printer Wizard.
See http://printdb.cern.ch/cernprinting/client.html#PrntTray for more details about this icon.

It is highly recommended to use this new icon, which will give you access to the following (additional) features by selecting it with the right mouse button:

1. Printer Wizard: selecting this option will launch the new Printer Wizard (identical user interface as the previous version).
   See also http://printdb.cern.ch/cernprinting/client.html#PrintWiz
2. Job Information: a light-weight program has been created to replace the job info window in the Printer Wizard. This new tool starts up very quickly and enables the user to control the printer jobs and settings without starting the more heavy Printer Wizard.
   See also http://printdb.cern.ch/cernprinting/client.html#JobInfo
3. Access to the LPR Service window: the new version of the LPRServ background program includes the following improvements:
   • The window only pops up in case of a printing error. In normal conditions, an icon appears on task bar during print job transfer.
   • The window returning a history of all printed jobs can be activated by selecting the 'Show LPR Client Service' option.
   See also http://printdb.cern.ch/cernprinting/client.html#LPRServ

More information about this new CERN Client Printing Package is available at: http://printdb.cern.ch/cernprinting

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