Windows 2000 TS problem

[Ernest]

Hi,
Can someone please help me understand what I'm doing
wrong. I have TS on a 2000 server mix with Novell
servers. My problem is that I create all my network
printers for TS and the clients can remotely print for a
month or 2 then they can not. I check the Printer folder
and all the Printers are gone. I reboot the TS and the
printers are back and the clients can print again. I
don't have to reload the drives or nothing just rebooting
fix the problem. Is there something else I can do to
stop this from happening and me having to reboot the TS.
Thnks for your time and knowledge.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

If all your printers have disappeared, then probably your printer
spooler has crashed.
As a workaround, you don't have to reboot the server, you can
start the spooler again.
The reason for a crashing spooler is nearly always the use of a
3th party printer driver, which is not completely compatible with
Terminal Services.
Find out which printer was used shortly before the spooler crashes
(in EventLog) and map that printer to a native printer driver on
the server.
Check this article for details:

275495 - Printer Redirection or Upgrade May Not Work Because of
Signed Ntprint.inf File
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=275495