Manually opening the printing preferences dialogue - Xerox

[Mike_ITDept]

We run a very basic printing environment with a Windows print server. Sometimes, I need to be able to check things quickly, like pending/completed jobs and ink status. This can be done via the printers themselves by logging in individually through their HTTP management pages, although with Xerox, there is no list of completed jobs and generally it's a poor experience.

 

In Windows, the driver includes some very useful software that can monitor the status of a printer, however I can't figure out how to open the software to check the status of any printer, without having the printer installed and using the Printer Preferences button in Settings. The software also auto opens when a job has been sent to print and shows you the status.

 

For example, if I choose the printer in Windows Settings and then click Printing Preferences, I get a lovely UI.

 

I want to be able to open this to view the status of any printer, but I don't want to add every printer to my computer and then click the printing preferences button to get there.

 

The program responsible for showing this lovely UI is (part of the Xerox driver): C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\x3jobt02T.exe

 

This executable is capable of showing the print status of any Xerox printer, but I don't know the parameters to pass through to it that Windows uses when clicking the Printing preferences button.

 

If you run the exe standalone, it says:

---------------------------Application Execution was Terminated.---------------------------

Job Tracker requires a Printer Name parameter provided to run effectively.

---------------------------OK ---------------------------

 

Does anyone know how I can figure out what the parameters are, and how to correctly pass through the parameters so I can open this print status software based on the name or IP of the printer?

[Nancl]

If your printer is named "Xerox Printer A", you would run:C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\x3jobt02T.exe "Xerox Printer A"

This command attempts to start the Xerox Job Tracker for the specified printer. By using the exact printer name as listed in your system, you can pass it as a parameter to x3jobt02T.exe to check the printer status without adding the printer locally.

 

To find a list of printer names run the command: wmic printer get name

This will show a list of printer names installed on your print server.