Re: RWW Session No Local Printer

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Richard,
This is the setup i have worked out for a "universal" Printer

Try this...
Install PDFCreator On both computers
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57796&package_id=53473&release_id=563252
When you install PDFC on the computer you are connecting from, name it something like "Remote Printer" during the setup. (You do not need to do this, but it might make it easier to see in the printer list when you connect.)

On the computer you are connecting from, Setup PDF Creator to print directly to your local printer. (it is in options)
With this setting enabled, you send a print job from the host computer back to a PDF on your computer and it automatically prints to the local printer. No drivers needed (besides PDFC) :)

You will not get all the printer functions, but being able to print remotely should work for you.

(Note: Normally, you do need the reg hack that you already installed)

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DV Technical Solutions Inc.
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Richard K wrote:
I have an SBS 2003 Prem R2 network I am connecting to. When I am at home on my Windows XP Home computer I RWW into the server, then connect to my desktop in the office. I hit the options to share local drives and connect. When I am connected I can see local (Windows XP Home computer) drives and my remote (XP Pro desktop in the office) drives when I open up My Computer. BUT, when I look at my printers I can only see my printers in the office and not my home computer printers so I can print at home.

More more thing I do notice making me think something is not set right. When I do hit the login I am first asked to confirm (with a check box) to enable remote drives, but the option for "Connect your local ports to the remote computer" is greyed and and not checked. That's probably why I can't get to my local printer which is connected via a USB. Why is it greyed out and not enabled? How I fix this?

Thanks!

-Richard K
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