iPrint Client for Windows XP/Vista/Win 7/Win 8 5.92

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nipp592.zip includes the iPrint Client version 5.92 for Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and Windows 2008 R2.  Note: Do not install this version of the iPrint Client to Windows 8.1.  See TID 7014111 for more detail.

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System Requirements:
The 5.92 iPrint client installs to the following Windows platforms:

    Windows XP 32 bit
    Windows 2003 32 bit
    Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit
    Windows 7 32 and 64 bit
    Windows 2008 32 bit and 64 bit
    Windows 8 32 and 64 bit
    Warning:  Do not install this version of the client to Windows 8.1.  See TID 7014111 for more detail.

Requirements unique to Windows 7 and 2008 implementation:
The iPrint Client installed to Windows 7 will print to Print Managers hosted on NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 8 with the iPrint NetWare 6.5 SP8b patch set and Open Enterprise Server 2 Support Pack 2 and later. See TID 7005438 for important information regarding the Windows 7 end user experience, including recommended Microsoft KB patches.

Requirements unique to Windows 8:
The iPrint Client installed to Windows 8 will print to Print Managers hosted on OES2 SP3, OES11, and OES11 SP1 if the required software is installed.  See TID 7011315 to learn how to obtain the required software.  There are no plans to provide needed server side software to cause iPrint on Windows 8 to work with NetWare servers.

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Installation:
Installing nipp.exe -
Four variations of the iPrint Client installation are included in this download; nipp.exe, nipp.zip, nipp-s.exe, and nipp-sr.exe. Rename any of the variations to nipp.exe so workstations requesting to install the iPrint client through the default ipp page (http://[IP_DNSofiPrintManagerServer]/ipp) will download the version of the administrator's choice. Read the "Description of files" section in this document to understand the differences among the EXEs. To install any of these versions to a specific workstation, simply double-click the executable.

To distribute the installation through the iPrint page (http://x.x.x.x/ipp):

Rename the executable of choice (nipp-s.exe or nipp-sr.exe) to "nipp.exe".
Copy the nipp and VERSION.INI to the following directories.

OES
/var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-8/x86 (32 bit)
/var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-8/x86_64 (64 bit)
/var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-7/x86 (32 bit)
/var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-7/x86_64 (64 bit)
/var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-vista/x86 (32 bit)
/var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-vista/x86_64 (64 bit)
/var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-xp

NW65
sys\apache2\htdocs\ippdocs\clients\win-7/x86 (32 bit)
sys\apache2\htdocs\ippdocs\clients\win-7/x86_64 (64 bit)
sys\apache2\htdocs\ippdocs\clients\win-vista\x86 (32 bit)
sys\apache2\htdocs\ippdocs\clients\win-vista\x86_64 (64 bit)
sys\apache2\htdocs\ippdocs\clients\win-xp

On Linux, change the permission on the nipp.exe files to execute. For example:
chmod 755 /var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-8/x86/nipp.exe
chmod 755 /var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-8/x86_64/nipp.exe
chmod 755 /var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-7/x86/nipp.exe
chmod 755 /var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-7/x86_64/nipp.exe
chmod 755 /var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-vista/x86/nipp.exe
chmod 755 /var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-vista/x86_64/nipp.exe
chmod 755 /var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs/clients/win-xp/nipp.exe


Verify the 'template' directory exists.

    On NetWare, look in sys\apache2\htdocs\ippdocs\
    On Linux, look in /var/opt/novell/iprint/htdocs\

If the 'template' directory does not exist, go to the Novell Patch Support Database page to obtain the latest novell-iprint-client RPM.

Novell Patch Support Database
http://download.novell.com/patch/psdb/

After downloading the RPM, your options are:

install the RPM
note: this will copy the version of the iPrint client installation files found in the RPM to the server's 'clients' directory.
extract the RPM contents and copy only the template directory to the location cited above.
If the server is Netware, this is your only option.

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Notes regarding iprint.ini -
In past iterations of the iPrint client (the 4.x series of clients), an iprint.ini was included for each nipp.exe OS type. In the 5.x series of iPrint clients, including this release, only one iprint.ini is included with the download package. The 5.x series clients do not look to the NovellWinVersion information found in the iprint.ini, but rather look to their respective version.ini files, which are included in this package. Therefore, the iprint.ini included in this download package shows a NovellWinVersion of 4.38. The 4.38 value is in this newly released iprint.ini for older clients which might be installed on workstations to function. Do not edit the NovellWinVersion or other NovellWinVer[..] values within the iprint.ini file. Note, the 5.x clients continue to read the other values within the file, ie: AllowAutoUpdate, ShortInstallName, AllowUserPrinters...

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Description of Files:
nipp.exe = Installs the iPrint Client and displays dialog boxes and progress windows that require user intervention. This is the default installation program.

nipp.zip = A WinZip version of the client that can be used with distribution software programs. After the file is unzipped, run setupipp.exe. For a list of the command line parameters that you can use with setupipp.exe, enter setupipp.exe /h at a command prompt. This version of the installation can be useful to set up ZENworks installation packages or 3rd party install programs.

nipp-s.exe = Installs the iPrint Client. A screen displays the progress of the install, but requires no user intervention. Note: Windows 2000/XP don't require a reboot after the install, unless using iCapture. If the printers are captured to an LPT port using iCapture, then the capture will not be available until the user manually reboots the workstation. The user will not be warned of this iCapture issue.

nipp-sl.exe = Installs the iPrint client in a mode which assumes the tree does not have Locale and Country objects (which are sometimes used in place of Organizational Unit or Organization objects). Explanation: The first time the client authenticates the user, the context information is stored in the registry. During that first time authentication, the client must walk to the root of the tree to determine if OU's and O's are used, or Locale and Country objects are used. Subsequent authentications don't need to walk the tree. The nipp-sl.exe client assumes that OU's and O's are used and therefore eliminates the need for that initial tree walking. For those environments which restrict rights to the registry, the nipp-sl.exe install of the client prevents the need to walk the tree with every login. See TID 3386741 for more information.

nipp-sr.exe = Installs the iPrint Client and reboots the workstation. A screen displays the progress of the install, but no user intervention required.

nipp-su.exe = Uninstalls the iPrint Client. A screen displays the progress of the uninstall, but requires no user intervention.

nipp-u.exe = Uninstalls the iPrint Client. The user confirms to uninstall the client, then a screen displays the progress of the uninstall.

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Fix List:
TID 7008708 lists a history of bug fixes in the iPrint Client versions 5.42 through 5.92.

Fixes introduced in the 5.92 iPrint Client:

• iPrint or Apache is slow or unable to accept new jobs (TID 7012473)
• Added support for XPS drivers. (Bug 831092)
• Resolved issue with shortcut settings being saved with printer driver profile (Bug 827766)
• Resolved issue with invalid realm details found in iPrint Client Passwords tab (Bug 789947)
• Fixed iprntcmd -v output (Bug 574955)
• Resolved issue with iprntcmd -i showing wrong information for direct printer (Bug 793113)

change log

Added FTF statement in Abstract (14AUG2013)