Re: Remote Desktop Printing Problems

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To make a local printer accessible on a remote desktop using RDP, you must
first install the printer drivers for the local printer on the remote
desktop.

I.E : If you are at home and have an Epson Stylus C88 printer attached to
your home PC, and you connect to your work PC using Remote Desktop - you
must have the drivers for the Epson Stylus C88 installed on your work PC and
have "Printers" box checked under to "Local Resources" tab of your RDP
connection to your work PC in order to see the Epson Stylus C88 on your work
PC.

Install the correct printer drivers (no need to actaully install a printer)
and reconnect to the remote PC with "Printers" box checked under the "Local
Resources" tab of your RDP connection and you should see your printer.

Microsoft never has really addressed this issue in the documentation AFAIK.
Its' not that its broken, its just that this was never really explained to
the end user in a simple to understand way.


"markwcms" <markwcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:712B79F6-1F57-4F3C-8616-689362ECA619@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Joe,
I'm having the same problem. If you found a solution, I'd appreciate
hearing about it. My email address is markwcms@xxxxxxxx
Thanks!
Mark


"Joe" wrote:

When connecting to a desktop at work, none of the printers i have
connected
to the home computer show up under the work computer i am dialing into.
I
have checked the printers box under local resources. now the printer is
an
hp 1300 and the port it is using is some dot4_001 port. but even if i
change
the port to lpt1 and connect again it still does not show up. any ideas
on
how to get this printer connecting so i can print at home?? Thanks, my
email
is jcostantino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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