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by rsmith

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I support a new win2k terminal server in application mode service pack 3 and all latest updates and patches. I have 14 remote userins on the Internet which run a SQL application. The server will not redirect thier local printers and when manually added the just redirect to each others. I have gone it to the security and lockek the other users from them the they continually coss connect. Has any one seen this before

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by madroxxx

Unfortunately I don't have a good solution for you. Just letting you know it happens to me some too.

by lordinfidel

I know it sounds odd. But it is the printer driver not being installed on the TS side.

The way to get around this is, find out what printer they are using. Download and install the printer drivers onto the server. Then have them log back on and they should be able to use their printer.

The other way to do this requires them to have access to the desktop and install the printer. You may also have to give them local rights to add printers.

Yes, I have seen this before and that is howI fixed it.

by omie

Let me refresh something about terminal server. In the terminal computing, whenever a client logs to a terminal server and run any published application, it is the server that is doing the processing and the workstation is just a monitor.Anything that is displayed while you are logged on to the terminal server, the terminal server has the control on any inquiry so when it comes to printing it will be processed by the terminal server so in any case the printer driver for the server ( in your case windows 2000) load it to your server locally although your client is win9x.
After you loaded the printer delete it from the server so that you won't have a lot of printer installed. Even you deleted those printer drivers it stays in the registry so whenever the OS needed the driver it could be readily accessed.

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