10.4.6 "eats" "PrintingServices" file?

<quote R C-R>
Interesting. I have no such file or folder as "/System/Library/Startup Items/PrintingServices/" or any sign that this is included with my installer disks. Did you restore this file with Pacifist from an Apple disk or elsewhere?
</quote R C-R>
In response to R C-R's quote above, on the now-locked topic "10.4.6 ", I unsprung the "PrintingServices" file from the OS X 10.4.0 "Tiger" installation DVD (i.e., the first GA version). I have had to make up a new topic following the closure of "10.4.6 ".
Pacifist found the file in the "basic" section of the install package, after a very brief search. I have no idea whether this file is necessary or not, other than that PSR reported its abscence. My current thoughts on the subject are that "PrintingServices" has been deprecated/deleted in recent versions, but PSR (5.0.3) had not yet caught up with the fact. Hence the quotes around "eats" in my topic name .
Does anyone else have any info about this file? Or in which OS X 10.4 point-version said file disppeared? Or if it is indeed worth worrying about? It lives (lived?) in the /System/Library/Startup\ Items/PrintingServices directory.
Powermac G5 1.6Uni/1.5GB RAM; Pana NV-GS400; iSight (gone to Apple for repair); EyeTV 200/EyeHome; Mac OS X (10.4.6)

If your printer manufacturer's drivers require this feature, it might be necessary. I would contact the printer manufacturer's support to ask the question.

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