Re: Local printing to USB inkjet printer

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Redirection of USB connected printers is supported.
Some USB printers create their own custom port, for example DOT4.
If that is the case with your printer, follow the directions in
this article to enable printer redirection:

302361 - Printers That Use Ports That Do Not Begin With COM, LPT,
or USB Are Not Redirected in a Remote Desktop or Terminal Services
Session
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302361

If your printer still doesn't show up in your Terminal Server
session, you'll need the help of the Administrator of the Terminal
Server.
Check the EventLog on the TS to find the reason why the printer
isn't autocreated. Most likely, the printer cannot find a matching
driver for the printer. If so, do *not* install a 3th party driver
on the server, as most of these are not 100% TS-compatible and have
a habit of crashing the printer spooler or the whole server.
In stead, map the printer to a native driver by creating (on the
Terminal Server) a custom ntprintsubs.inf file. Details here:

239088 - Windows 2000 Terminal Services Server Logs Events 1111,
1105, and 1106
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239088

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"=?Utf-8?B?Uko=?=" <RJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 26 maj
2005 in microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.apps:

> I'm running as a client with Terminal Server. I'm running XP
> professional and using the remote desktop application to a
> Windows 2003 server with full version of Terminal Server.
>
> I can map printing back to one of my printers but not the other.
> I works to my rather aged laser printer, which is parallel
> attached. Problem with that is that a lot of the print comes to
> it as a graphic and being old it doesn't have much memory so the
> print often fails or is very slow.
>
> I'd prefer to print to my HP Inkjet printer that is USB
> attached. But it doesn't show up as an option. I've tried to
> make it my default, but that didn't help.
>
> I read some things that led me to believe that only parallel
> attached printers will work. But that seems like a flaw, as
> more & more printers are USB attached.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
.

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