Running TS on Windows 2003 STD Server

[Guest]

Hi all,

I have installed a new W2K3 std server and have it in application mode and
am running an application. My question is, how can I make sure that users
print to the correct network printers. Do I have to log onto the server with
every users account and set their default network printer?

The users are running TS Client from Windows 2000 professional SP4. Should
I upgrade the users terminals to Win xp pro?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Make sure the clients are using the latest RDP Client (version 5.2.3790) and
that the printers are supported by the terminal server. Upgrading the client
OS is unneeded.

Printing FAQ:
http://www.workthin.com/tsp.htm

Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.workthin.com

 

[Simon R]

If you create a default user profile that uses the corect default
printer, then when the users log on they will get that printer,
otherwise you will have to log each user on and set teh default
printer manually

SimonR

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Logging on as each user is never necessary, in my opinion.
If the network printer is the default printer on their local
client, then it will be their default printer also in a TS
session, if you configure the "Default to main client printer"
option.

If they have a different default printer on the client, then you
can easily give each user (or rather: client device) the correct
default printer in their TS session by using a login script.
You'll need some sort of utility to do this:
Defprint.exe controls local printers (local to the TS),
Con2prt.exe controls network printers, or use a KiXtart script.

Examples (check for correct syntax!)

if %clientname% == CLIENT01 DefPrint.exe /d "HP OfficeJet"

if %clientname% == CLIENT01 con2prt.exe \\PrintServer\printer01

if %clientname% = "CLIENT01"
SetDefaultPrinter ("\\TS\printer01")
endif

Defprint.exe can be downloaded here:
http://www.dcug.de/phpnuke/html/modules.php?
name=Downloads&d_op=MostPopular

con2prt.exe is part of the NT Resource Kit.
KiXtart can be downloaded from http://www.kixtart.org

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