Re: Can't get Windows XP remote printer to work

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Thank you for the update.

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"boe" <boe_dNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uY%23uDViWJHA.5760@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you - I followed this instruction and it worked -

This problem occurs because the printer port does not begin with COM, LPT, or USB. By default, printer port names that do not begin with COM, LPT, or USB are only redirected in Windows Server 2003. By default, multifunction print devices may not be redirected unless you are running Windows Server 2003 on your local computer because they use DOT4 ports.
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RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem on a computer that is not running Windows Server 2003, force all ports (including DOT4) on the client computer to be filtered for redirection. To do this, add a DWORD value named FilterQueueType to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR and set its value data to FFFFFFFF.

Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type FilterQueueType, and then press ENTER.
5. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
6. Type FFFFFFFF, and then click OK.
This enables all ports on the client to be redirected.

To work around this problem on a client computer that has a multifunction print device, change the port that the multifunction print device uses from DOT4 to an LPT port.

For example, to configure a multifunction print device to use an LPT port on a Windows XP-based computer, follow these steps:
1. InControl Panel, openPrinters and Faxes.
2. Right-click the local printer that is not redirected, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Ports tab, click an LPT port, and then click Apply.

The printer should now appear next to that port.
4. Close the Printer Properties window, and then reconnect by using Remote Desktop.
Important When a multifunction printer is using a standard LPT port instead of the DOT4 port, it loses its multifunction capabilities, such as scanning, faxing, or copying. To regain the multifunction capabilities, the print device must use the DOT4 port.


"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <findemail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uxY33zXVJHA.5236@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Any errors in the event view on office computer?

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"boe" <boe_dNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:u8qbnwVVJHA.1200@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,

I have an XP machine at the office with a laserjet 4250 attached via network. I connect to remotely to that PC and at home I have a Laserjet 4350 attached via USB. I would like to be able to open applications on the work PC remotely and print to my local 4350. It does not show up as a resource. I have gone to options before starting the session to enable printers. It does give me my adobe printer and microsoft printers but not the 4350. I have no group policies to block the access to the printer. I tried installing the 4350 drivers at the office location and set it for LPT1 as well as USB.


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