[Misc] auto reset user code

[Dexor]

How to automatically reset user code in the driver after certain period of inactivity? Normally it can be done only manually.

[slimslob]

Re: auto reset user code

Use the print driver editor to modify the driver to require a pop-up box for User Code entry.

[Dexor]

Use the print driver editor to modify the driver to require a pop-up box for User Code entry.

Hmmm, printer driver editor? Haven't seen or heard of it before. Is it some special software?

[slimslob]

Re: auto reset user code

You can find it on Ricoh driver download page. The print driver editor has been replaced by the Printer Driver Packager NX. It is supposed to do a lot more than the Print Driver Editor. It is also a much larger download, 181 MB. I will check my work laptop and see if I still have the .zip file for the editor.

[Dexor]

You can find it on Ricoh driver download page. The print driver editor has been replaced by the Printer Driver Packager NX. It is supposed to do a lot more than the Print Driver Editor. It is also a much larger download, 181 MB. I will check my work laptop and see if I still have the .zip file for the editor.

Thanks. I've seen the new version on Ricoh site but still managed to find the old one on the web. Hopefully it will suffice...

[techsass]

Re: auto reset user code

You can manually modify the driver to get the "Popup" window. I've had to do this whenever I can't get the editor to play nice.

Open the RCF file within the print driver with either text or WordPad and add
" <popupbeforeprint type="usercode"/> " between the 2nd & 3rd lines.


It should look like this when you’re done:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rcf version="1.0">
<popupbeforeprint type="usercode"/>
</rcf>

This works on both the model specific and the newer universal drivers. The drawback is that you can't just press "Enter" - you have to press "ALT" + "Enter" or click "OK" with the mouse.

[Dexor]

thanks.

Haven't yet installed the printer driver editor (found the 23mb file, older version). But if I run the file on the server computer will it automatically propagate itself to all workstations? This is the current installation type, with approx 150 users on 12 computers in that office...

[slimslob]

Re: thanks.

Haven't yet installed the printer driver editor (found the 23mb file, older version). But if I run the file on the server computer will it automatically propagate itself to all workstations? This is the current installation type, with approx 150 users on 12 computers in that office...

Driver has to be edited prior to installing. Once edited, replace the existing driver on the server. If the server is configured to push out new drivers, then each workstation will get the updated driver when they log in the next time. There is also some command line command to pull the driver to the computer.