Re: Windows 2000 Terminal Server and Printers

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From: Steve (steve.adkin_at_foxit.net)
Date: 07/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 11:02:06 +0100

Hi Jared,

Sorry its taken me so long to get back to you. I have just tried your method
and it worked a treat. Thanks very much.

Cheers,

Steve

"Jared" <testrestore@packserv.com> wrote in message
news:uSYiKuzaEHA.2408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> This has been a problem in many TS and citrix servers. Only the person
who
> creates the network printer can see it. If I remember correctly, the way
I
> had to fix the problem was to add it locally, but create a new port, and
> point it to our print server.
> EX:
> go to add printer, add printer locally, select "create new port", then
> choose local port. then for the port, type in the shared path,
> \\printserver\printer. Choose the correct driver, name it, etc, and it
> should work.
> Try that, and see if it works. If not, I'll try better to remember what
> changes I made to get mine to work. Maybe I'm forgetting a step.
>
>
>
>
> "Steve" <steve.adkin@foxit.net> wrote in message
> news:eaxw7KnaEHA.3356@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I have a Windows 2000 Server (SP4) running Terminal Services in
> application
> > mode.
> >
> > There are many users using it as a remote desktop and I would like to
add
> a
> > common printer for everyone to use. In other words a printer setup on
the
> > server that is there and ready for the users to print to when they
login.
> >
> > Anyone know how?
> > I have tried installing the printer as a local administrator on the
actual
> > console, but only the administrator user sees it when loggin on using a
TS
> > client.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
>
>

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