Printing Preferences do not migrate from server to workstation

[David A Berkowitz]

According to this knowledgebase article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305402 and some
discussions I've seen here, the printing preferences defined on a server
should be copied to a workstation when a user makes the initial connection
to a shared printer on the server. I am not seeing this.

I have a small network with a NT 4.0 domain controller with Windows 2000 and
2003 member servers. The clients are running all versions of Windows from 95
to XP, but I am concerned only with 2000 and XP right now.

I add a new printer on the server, then change the printing preferences for
that printer. When I move to a workstation and make a connection to the
printer on the server, I see the printer default settings -- not the ones
that I defined on the server.

Is there anything I can do on the server side to ensure that the settings
are copied to the workstation?

 

[Alan Morris\(MSFT\)]

You need to change the Printing Defaults... on the Advanced page of Printer
Properties. If you change the Print Preferences (the one on the General
tab) it will only apply to the settings on the local machine.

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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[David A Berkowitz]

Thank you for your help.

I realized my mistake when I read the article more carefully.

You need to change the Printing Defaults... on the Advanced page of
Printer
Properties. If you change the Print Preferences (the one on the General
tab) it will only apply to the settings on the local machine.

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

According to this knowledgebase article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305402 and some
discussions I've seen here, the printing preferences defined on a server
should be copied to a workstation when a user makes the initial
connection
to a shared printer on the server. I am not seeing this.

I have a small network with a NT 4.0 domain controller with Windows 2000 and
2003 member servers. The clients are running all versions of Windows from 95
to XP, but I am concerned only with 2000 and XP right now.

I add a new printer on the server, then change the printing preferences for
that printer. When I move to a workstation and make a connection to the
printer on the server, I see the printer default settings -- not the ones
that I defined on the server.

Is there anything I can do on the server side to ensure that the settings
are copied to the workstation?