Re: Printing Revisited!

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I just looked at my RDC it is Shell Version 5.2 Build # 3790
Control Version 5.2.3790.0 This is one I downloaded a year ago per
your recommendation. This one allows me to us my local printers with
Terminal Services and Remote Desktop.

The one that comes with Service Pack 2 will not allow me to use my
local printers.

Interesting Notes: - in the Options Tab - under Local Resources I
have checked both Drives and Printers. The next screen that appears
states that I am only sharing Disk Drives BUT my local printers show
up and I am able to use them.

All this being said - why does the current shipped Win XP version of
the client not allow me to use local printers?

Thanks

Ron


On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 06:26:18 -0700, "Vera Noest [MVP]"
<vera.noest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Click on the small computer icon at the left upper corner of the
>Remote Desktop Connection client window. You find the version of
>your rdp client in the "About.." item of the menu.
>
>5.1.2600.2180 was delivered as part of XP SP2
>Note that 5.2.xxxx are NOT upgrades from 5.1.xxxx
>5.2.3790 was part of Server 2003, which was released
>before XP SP2.
>They just carry the build numbers of the OS (5.1 = XP, 5.2 = 2003).
>
>_________________________________________________________
>Vera Noest
>MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
>Ron Boetger <rboetger@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 07 okt 2005 in
>microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> I could have sworn I posted this question. But I can't find it
>> so here goes possibly again.
>>
>> About a year ago I was having problems printing locally using
>> the
>> Remote Desktop Client. Vera Noest (MVP) sugested I download
>> version 5.2.379 of the desktop client. That solved the problem.
>> I have been configureing some new laptops runnig Win XP Pro SP2
>> and I am having the same problem. I found an old copy of the
>> Remote Desktop Client and installed it. Now I can print, BUTI
>> have no idea what version I am using.
>>
>> How can you find what version of Remote Desktop Client you are
>> using?
>>
>> Why does the RDC shipped with the new computers not work?
>>
>> What version of RDC is shipped with Win XP?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Ron

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