What is Remote Downlevel Document

[Guest]

I have a HP laserjet printer connected to my PC and share it for other user.
recently I found it always generate many unuseful print task named Remote
Downlevel Document. Once this kind of task exists the printer can not print
anymore. I must delete spool file to clean these Remote Downlevel Documents.
So what is Remte Downlevel Document?
Why does it comes from? Is it cause by virus? I found these tasks were sent
by some domain users on the other LAN.

 

[Paul Baker]

If a DOS program, or any other program that prints to a port instead of
starting a print job using the Windows Print Spooler directly, prints to a
port on which you have a printer is installed, it will be redirected to that
print queue. Since it has no name for the print job, just data to the port,
it calls it "Remote Downlevel Document".

A search of the KB for "Remote Downlevel Document" would have answered your
questions.

This explains what it is:

Print Jobs to Windows NT Servers Named "Remote Downlevel Doc."
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;134779

This explains that it could be a virus:

Zero-Byte Remote Downlevel Documents Appear in Print Queue
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312015

If someone could be printing from a DOS program, or any other program that
prints to a port, then that is something to look into. If not, it could very
well be a virus.

Paul

 

[Guest]

thank you very much.

If a DOS program, or any other program that prints to a port instead of
starting a print job using the Windows Print Spooler directly, prints to a
port on which you have a printer is installed, it will be redirected to that
print queue. Since it has no name for the print job, just data to the port,
it calls it "Remote Downlevel Document".

A search of the KB for "Remote Downlevel Document" would have answered your
questions.

This explains what it is:

Print Jobs to Windows NT Servers Named "Remote Downlevel Doc."
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;134779

This explains that it could be a virus:

Zero-Byte Remote Downlevel Documents Appear in Print Queue
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312015

If someone could be printing from a DOS program, or any other program that
prints to a port, then that is something to look into. If not, it could very
well be a virus.

Paul

 

[Paul Baker]

You're welcome. Did you ever figure out the source of these documents?

Paul