Install and Configure Synergize Virtual Printer

The installation program for Synergize Virtual Printer sets up the virtual printers which can then be configured. For example, you can select where to save the output files.

 

1. Click Next through most installation screens, entering the number of printers when prompted.

   

2. Enter the number of virtual printers you would like to configure. The maximum number of printers you can install is seven (7). Valid entries are 1 through 7.

   

   You can rename the printers; by default the printers are called Synergize Printer 1 through 7.

3. Provide an installation folder. Usually you can accept the default folder, by clicking Next. To install to a different disk, click Disk Cost to display the disk space window.

   

4. Choose a volume that has sufficient space to install Synergize Virtual Printer.

   

5. Click Next to start the installation process.

   

6. Wait for the installation process to end. Check the taskbar in Windows to see if a hidden window is awaiting your input to proceed (the icon on the taskbar is flashing). If not, click Next when the installation is complete.

   

7. Click Close.

   

8. To make the 64-bit and 32-bit initialization files identical to start, copy the BuAiniTS.ini file from C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\ to C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\W32X86\3\ (replacing the existing file with the same name).

There is one initialization file for 64-bit and one for a 32-bit environment. The printer server is assumed to be 64-bit but you can configure virtual printers on any Windows client.

The initialization file is just the starting point and will be the source of your initial preferences. From then on, your saved preferences can be customized, which means you can set up each printer differently. You can also reset any particular printer to "factory settings" (from the initialization file) by selecting Restore Defaults from the Synergize Printer configuration dialog.

As a print server Administrator, you can modify the defaults for the printers. What you are doing with this process is modifying the initialization file, which is downloaded for all users who connect to your shared printers.

Note: Remember to modify both the 64-bit and 32-bit initialization files. In the installation instructions there is a step designed to make the 64-bit and 32-bit initialization files identical to start. If this step has not been done, you need to copy the 64-bit initialization file to the 32-bit drivers directory before modifying it.

The Users can potentially use the Printing Preferences menu item to make further personalizations. Users can go back to the default settings, by selecting Restore Defaults from the Synergize Printer configuration dialog. Depending on the rights the users have on your print server, they should not be able to make further changes to the defaults you have defined.

1. On the server, open the Devices and Printers dialog.

2. Right-click on any Synergize Virtual printer and select Printer properties.

   

3. Select the Advanced tab. Click Printing Defaults.

   

4. On the Device Settings tab, you can select default paper size, orientation, and resolution.

   

5. On the File Formats tab, you can select the kinds of files that are supported by default on this printer.

   

6. On the Filename Generation tab, you can specify how the virtual output will be named.

   

7. On your first time through the tabs, if the default C:\TEMP output directory does not exist, once you try to move to the next tab, you may see the following prompt.

   

8. On the Profile Manager tab, you can save the settings you have made as a specific profile that you can load later.

   

 

During or after installation, you may experience problems with Synergize Virtual Printer. The following troubleshooting steps may help resolve the problems.

Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

You may experience a failure during installation, if your operating system needs a hotfix for the printer DLLs to work successfully. If the installation does not fail, this hotfix is probably already applied.

Please contact TRANSFLO® to acquire the hotfix as it has not been made generally available by Microsoft yet. Ask for the Synergize Virtual Printer Hotfix for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2.

Upgrade an Existing Installation of Synergize Virtual Printer

If you have issues installing the newest version of Synergize Virtual Printer, it may be due to changes in the program that leave some files and settings from the old installation. There is a cleanup tool that addresses these problems.

Please contact TRANSFLO®, for more information.