Event ID 40 — Print Migration Port Import Status

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Print migration port import status relates to importing printer ports by using either the Printer Migration Wizard or the Printbrm.exe command-line tool.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 40
Source: Microsoft-Windows-PrintBRM
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: MSG_PORT_CONVERTFAIL
Message: Printbrm.exe (the Printer Migration Wizard or the command-line tool) could not convert Line Printer Remote (LPR) port %1 to a standard TCP/IP printer port. Cannot get device settings. Error %2. This can occur if the LPR port was incorrectly configured. Manually create a standard TCP/IP printer port for the printer.

Resolve

Recreate the printer port

To resolve this error, use the following procedure:

  1. In the Printers folder in Control Panel or the Print Management snap-in, right-click the affected printer, and then click Properties.
  2. Click the Ports tab.
  3. Click Add Port, and then follow the instructions on the screen to recreate the affected port.

Verify

To verify that you resolved the problem, send a document to the printer by using the appropriate port, and then examine the document to confirm that it printed correctly.

Note: If the print server logs spooler information events, Windows logs Print Spooler Event 10 after each successful printing operation.

Print Migration Port Import Status

Printing Infrastructure

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