Re: TS users cannot set default printer

One of my coworkers has found the solution! For some reason, the
following registry key did not exist:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

It has to do with some windows update, after which certain registry
keys cannot be accessed/added. One of those "Microsoft has acknowledged
this to be a problem (and we're not doing anything about it") cases.

Anyhow, it's solved. Thanks fore reading this.

Regards,
Michiel

michiel.prins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx schreef:

> Hi crew,
>
> I've tried googling for the answer, but I cannot find any references to
> my problem (though many other default printer issues are present).
>
> I have set up a Windows 2003 server/terminal server combo. Printers are
> set up on the dc, and mapped with KIX during the login script on the
> ts. Now comes the problem:
>
> When I log on (all logons via RDP) to the TS as 'Administrator', I can
> set a default printer as expected. When I logon as any Domain User, I
> cannot set the default printer. Not with the logon script, and not in
> settings->printers. When I try it at Printers and Faxes (right click
> printer->set default) the printer does not get 'ticked', whichever
> printer I choose.
>
> I have tried the following: disabling domain security policy, adding
> Power User and/or administrator rights to Domain Users, creating new
> users, moving users out of the custom OU to Users. I have checked
> printer rights, tried different port types etc...
>
> What really puzzles me, is that the user Administrator can select a
> default printer, but other users in the Administrators or Domain Admins
> group cannot...
>
> I found a posting in this group dating 2.5 yrs ago from someone who had
> the same problem and later posted that he solved the problem... but
> forgot to post the solution...
>
>
> Can anyone shed some light? Maybe I'm missing the obvious, but I have
> installed numerous teminal servers and this is the first time this
> comes up! My client is getting annoyed about the time it takes me to
> solve this so any help is appreciated.
>
>
> Regards,
> Michiel

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