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Printer Setup Repair (Panther) for Mac

By Fixamac Software $14.95

Developer's Description

Printer Setup Repair is designed to rectify situations where the Printer Setup Utility will not open, printers cannot be added, CUPS fails to operate, and numerous other errors. Although Printer Setup Repair cannot fix every printing problem, it is capable of resolving most of the common ones. Printer Setup Repair can also be used to delete unwanted printer drivers, remove a build up of spool files, and recreate the /tmp symbolic link.

Printer Setup Repair allows the user to do the following:
  • Backup and restore the printing system
  • Verify the root user
  • Verify and recreate the lp user
  • Verify and recreate the lp group
  • Verify and repair the Printer Setup Utility file permissions
  • Verify and repair the /System/Library directory permissions
  • Verify and repair the CUPS directories
  • Verify and repair the /Library directory permissions
  • Verify and repair the home user Library directories
  • Reset the Printer Setup Utility
  • Delete CUPS spool files
  • Verify and repair the /private/tmp directory
  • Stop, start, or restart the cupsd process
  • View and modify the hostconfig file
  • Replace the cupsd.conf file
  • Delete hidden temporary files
  • Delete all Printer Setup Utility preferences
  • Calculate the directory size of the pre-installed drivers
  • Delete the pre-installed drivers
  • Repair OS 9 permissions
  • Delete PrintMonitor spool files
  • Delete OS 9 printing preferences
  • Install OS 9 and OS X PPD files
  • Delete OS 9 and OS X PPD files
  • View the CUPS access_log file
  • View the CUPS error_log file
  • View the CUPS page_log file

Full Specifications

What's new in version 4.2.3 PE

  • Fixed a bug that caused Printer Setup Repair to freeze during permission repairs while checking file names containing certain high bit ASCII characters.
  • Fixed a bug that may have prevented Printer Setup Repair from deleting preference files while resetting the printing system.
  • The restore option has been redesigned. Now, users are presented with a list of backup folders from the pre-defined backup location.
  • The default backup location has been moved to the user library Application Support directory.
  • Changed the URLs to point to the correct pages on the Fixamac Software web site.

General

Release August 25, 2008
Date Added September 18, 2006
Version 4.2.3 PE

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Macintosh, Mac OS X 10.3.9
Additional Requirements Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.3.9
Screen resolution 800 x 600 and above

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