Re: USB Printer

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From: Vera Noest [MVP] (vera.noest_at_remove-this.hem.utfors.se)
Date: 09/24/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 14:57:53 -0700

Most likely a missing driver on the server.
Check the EventLog on your TS. If you see any Events 1111, then
you have to map the local printer driver to a native driver on the
server, by creating a custom ntprintsubs.inf file.

Do *not* install any 3th party printer drivers on the TS, since
many of them are not TS-compatible and are known to crash your
spooler service or the TS itself!

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

I'm not sure about the "virtual USB port". You might need this
information as well:

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

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Vera Noest
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"Vaughn A. hart" <vahart@cherrylane.com> wrote on 24 sep 2004 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I have several scenarios in which a local USB printer does
> not show in the remote server/workstations printer list.
>
> The first station is a Windows XP box with a local Canon
> USB Printer (listed as being on a virtual USB printer
> port), the second is an iBook G4 with a Brother HL-1440 on
> the USB port. The third is a Windows XP box with a HP
> Deskjet 5150 on a USB port (listed as a virtual USB
> printer port).
>
> These machine are all remoting into a corporate network
> via VPN. In each of these scenarios, a printer configured
> as an LTP or LPR/LPD on the local machine will show up in
> the remote desktop session.
>
> has anyone seen this problem?
>
> BTW this error occurs regardless of the remote machine
> being rdc'ed to.... thanks.
>
> Vaughn

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