Printing Problem

How can I have a user using Terminal Service use a network printer.
I have created a network printer on the users session but when I try to print from that session it does'nt work.

You also have to load that print driver on the Terminal
Server.
>-----Original Message-----
>How can I have a user using Terminal Service use a
network printer.
>I have created a network printer on the users session but
when I try to print from that session it does'nt work.
>.
>

Beware...loading a printer driver onto a terminal server
is a dangerous activity. If the printer driver fails or
crashes, it has the potential to crash your entire
system. You are much better off using a driver that came
with the original Windows 2000 disk and editing the
ntprint.inf file to force the system to use a particular
pre-installed driver for that printer.

-M

>-----Original Message-----
>
>
> You also have to load that print driver on the Terminal
>Server.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>How can I have a user using Terminal Service use a
>network printer.
>>I have created a network printer on the users session
but
>when I try to print from that session it does'nt work.
>>.
>>
>.
>

Matthew,

Why is this? I have many laser printers that are not avail. in the original 200 disk (mostly Samsung) and have been using their drivers on my TS.

Do you think it might be a good practice to uninstall and re-install the drivers from time to time, or are you saying I need to find a compatible driver and include a line in the Models Section of that .INF file that lists that printer name and associates it with the compatible *.GPD or *.PPD file?

Or do you know if there are some companies (like Samsung, hopefully) that "certify" their drivers with TS?

Thanks!
Mark B

----- Matthew Harris [MVP] wrote: -----

Beware...loading a printer driver onto a terminal server
is a dangerous activity. If the printer driver fails or
crashes, it has the potential to crash your entire
system. You are much better off using a driver that came
with the original Windows 2000 disk and editing the
ntprint.inf file to force the system to use a particular
pre-installed driver for that printer.

-M

>-----Original Message-----
>>> You also have to load that print driver on the Terminal
>Server.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>How can I have a user using Terminal Service use a
>network printer.
>>I have created a network printer on the users session
but
>when I try to print from that session it does'nt work.
>>.
>>>.
>

Admittedly, some printer drivers are perfect and never
crash, however, there are a bunch out there that do. It
is easier to just not load any of the drivers and just use
a generic universal driver instead, rather than loading a
ton of drivers, than having your system crash, and then
having to unload all of them until you find the offending
one. Y'know what I mean?

The best practice and most recommended thing to do is to
not load any of the drivers (or unload them if you have
them), and then edit the ntprint.inf file (or printupg.inf
file) to force the terminal server to use a specific
driver for a specific printer.

Check out this article for more information:
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;275495&Product=win2000

I'm sure that some companies do "cerify" their drivers,
but if someone told you that jumping off a building was
safe, would you do it? Seriously though...if you
absolutely need to use a driver because of some feature or
whatnot, be sure to test the driver. I needed to use a
special duplexing option on an HP printer, so I loaded the
driver up on a test system and tested it for a week before
even thinking about touching my production servers. Using
a third-party's driver isn't bad, but past experiences
make everybody a little touchy and send up red flags
everywhere..

-M

>-----Original Message-----
>Matthew,
>
>Why is this? I have many laser printers that are not
avail. in the original 200 disk (mostly Samsung) and have
been using their drivers on my TS.
>
>Do you think it might be a good practice to uninstall and
re-install the drivers from time to time, or are you
saying I need to find a compatible driver and include a
line in the Models Section of that .INF file that lists
that printer name and associates it with the compatible
*.GPD or *.PPD file?
>
>Or do you know if there are some companies (like Samsung,
hopefully) that "certify" their drivers with TS?
>
>Thanks!
>Mark B
>
> ----- Matthew Harris [MVP] wrote: -----
>
> Beware...loading a printer driver onto a terminal
server
> is a dangerous activity. If the printer driver
fails or
> crashes, it has the potential to crash your entire
> system. You are much better off using a driver that
came
> with the original Windows 2000 disk and editing the
> ntprint.inf file to force the system to use a
particular
> pre-installed driver for that printer.
>
> -M
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >>> You also have to load that print driver on the
Terminal
> >Server.
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>How can I have a user using Terminal Service use a
> >network printer.
> >>I have created a network printer on the users
session
> but
> >when I try to print from that session it does'nt
work.
> >>.
> >>>.
> >
> .
>
>.
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