Re: How can i change the name of the autocreated printers???

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

Hi,

Automatic renaming of the autocreated printers is not a native feature of 2003 terminal services. Here are some options:

1. Rename each workstation's name and installed printers so that they are shorter. This will make the autocreated printer names on your TS shorter.

2. Purchase and install a third-party universal printer driver solution. Many of these packages allow you to specify the naming convention for autocreated printers.

3. Write a script that will rename printers after the user has logged on to the TS. For this you need to impersonate a user with enough rights to rename printers. Also you need to decide how you want to rename the printers and then parse and rename based on that, taking into account the different scenarios (such as autocreated network printers).

You can get something working quicker if you restrict your focus to the user's default printer only. That way you are only renaming one printer each time a user logs on. The Remote Desktop Client can be configured to only map the default printer so that users will not be tempted to use one of the others.

4. If the user's local printers are available on the LAN or via a VPN you could install them directly on your TS and give them a short name.

-TP

r46792 wrote:
We are using a program that crashes when you print if the printer
names are to long. I think its 30 characters. How can we have the
redirected printer names created with a shorter name. I read you can
remove the session ID but I don't know how. the normal format is
"printer name" (from %computer_name%) on session XX
I'd like to have it just as "printer name"
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Word printing problem
    ... I started Word in safe mode, opened a document and clicked print and chose 2 ... > If that works...you have a corrupt registry key for Word ... Rename this also to oldoptions and hit ... > printers, a Brother ...
    (microsoft.public.word.newusers)
  • Re: Renaming Printers
    ... Unfortunately that option to "rename" is not available ... > "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving ... >> networked printers at each one. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Device naming
    ... displays/printers anything I want? ... FRED, and Printers could be SAM, SALLY, RICK, ERIC, and that will ... But if I plug in a new device or start a new iseries access session it ... as new it will create it accordingly, you can then rename it. ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.as400.misc)
  • Re: Renaming multiple printers using a reference file
    ... There are a couple of script samples on Script Center ... printers; they might get you started on writing a similiar script that uses ... Rename a printer published in Active Directory ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting)
  • Re: Renaming multiple printers using a reference file
    ... There are a couple of script samples on Script Center ... printers; they might get you started on writing a similiar script that uses ... Rename a printer published in Active Directory ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.general)