RE: Printer Help Please !!!!!!!!!!

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OK. So all users see all other users redirected printers, but can
they actually print to all printers?
Does this happen in every application?

Check if this applies:

297883 - XL2000: You Can See Other Users' Printers in a Terminal
Server Session
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297883

313683 - XL2002: Can See Other Users' Printers in Terminal Server
Session
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313683

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Vera Noest
MCSE,CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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<ChrisLarge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 27 apr 2005:

> Local client printers, on XP pc's not connected to the domain.
> The server is 2k3 standard. The permissions on the session
> printer has administrators, power users, and the user that
> logged on.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> What kind of printers? Local client printers? Network printers?
>> How are the printer permissions? Which OS on the server and the
>> clients?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE,CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
>> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*
>>
>> "=?Utf-8?B?Q2hyaXMgTGFyZ2U=?="
>> <ChrisLarge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 27 apr 2005:
>>
>> > I am also having the same problem, and have now removed all
>> > users from the power users group. This hasn't resolved the
>> > problem, are there any specific GPO entries that could
>> > override this, or can you suggest anything else..
>> >
>> > Many thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If all printers are visible to all users, then your users
>> >> are Power Users or (even worse) Administrators.
>> >> If this is the case, then you have far worse problems then
>> >> just the nuisance of seeing all the printers.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Vera Noest
>> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> >> http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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>> >>
>> >> =?Utf-8?B?YnJldHRn?= <brettg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> wrote on 09 dec 2004 in
>> >> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "mb" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Yes, but the printer it assigns is the default printer on
>> >> >> the local desktop. (If the drivers are installed.) I'm
>> >> >> not sure how to or if there is a way to get rid of this.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "brettg" wrote:
>> >> > yes thats correct it creates a printer for every user
>> >> > ,but they shouldn't be visible to all other users , when
>> >> > you go to printers & faxes you have 50-60 printer
>> >> > sessions open it is very annoying and I have no idea how
>> >> > to correct it.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> >
>> >> > Brett
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
>> >> >> > I am running Terminal Services on 2003 Server , I have
>> >> >> > 5 printers on my network everytime a user logs into
>> >> >> > terminal services it creates a printer session for
>> >> >> > that individual user to every printer on the network,
>> >> >> > so each user creates 5
>> >> >> > printers. If i Have 15 users logged in i have 75
>> >> >> > printer
>> >> >> > sessions . How do i get rid of this.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Brett
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