Install local printer for XP client on W2000 TS

[Matthew Harris [MVP]]

What type of printer is this? Have you tied using an
alternate driver on the terminal server, like an HP
LaserJet 4 driver?

As a side note...installing drivers from third parties
onto your terminal server can cause things to get a little
dicey. If a driver crashes, it can cause your entire
server to become unstable and/or crash. Be very careful
when loading non-certified drivers onto your terminal
server. Test them thoroughly.

-M

-----Original Message-----
I recently upgraded a client computer from W2000 to

WinXP. Our Terminal Server is W2000 Server. I am unable
to print to the local printer connected to the client
computer when logon to Terminal Server. I have the
drivers installed on the TS and I can see the printer, but
I am unable to print. I send the print job, it shows up
in the print que, but is just hangs there. Eventually, I
receive a message saying "Unable to connect to the
printer". I did not have any problems printing to the
printer when the client computer operating system was
W2000. Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

The printer is an HP LaserJet 1200. When I logon through Terminal Server, I can see the printer. I cannot make the printer my default printer. I can send a document to the printer. It appears in the 'print que'. I then receive an error message "Cannot connect to printer. Cancel or Retry". If I retry, I get the same message. The driver installed on the Terminal Server is for W2000. Do we need to install the driver for Windows XP, since the client computer is running XP

Thank

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

What type of printer is this? Have you tied using an
alternate driver on the terminal server, like an HP
LaserJet 4 driver

As a side note...installing drivers from third parties
onto your terminal server can cause things to get a little
dicey. If a driver crashes, it can cause your entire
server to become unstable and/or crash. Be very careful
when loading non-certified drivers onto your terminal
server. Test them thoroughly

-

-----Original Message----
I recently upgraded a client computer from W2000 to

WinXP. Our Terminal Server is W2000 Server. I am unable
to print to the local printer connected to the client
computer when logon to Terminal Server. I have the
drivers installed on the TS and I can see the printer, but
I am unable to print. I send the print job, it shows up
in the print que, but is just hangs there. Eventually, I
receive a message saying "Unable to connect to the
printer". I did not have any problems printing to the
printer when the client computer operating system was
W2000. Any ideas

 

[Matthew Harris [MVP]]

It sounds like the drive might be causing a problem. Have
you tried using a HP LaserJet 4 driver with it?

What happens if you try to make the printer your default
printer?

check out this article on how to make the system use a
different driver for your printer:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;275495&Product=win2000

-M

-----Original Message-----
The printer is an HP LaserJet 1200. When I logon through

Terminal Server, I can see the printer. I cannot make the
printer my default printer. I can send a document to the
printer. It appears in the 'print que'. I then receive
an error message "Cannot connect to printer. Cancel or
Retry". If I retry, I get the same message. The driver
installed on the Terminal Server is for W2000. Do we need
to install the driver for Windows XP, since the client
computer is running XP?