Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard

[Guest Larry]

I am trying to us the Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard to

help resolve printer redirection in Server 2008. When I run the Wizard I

get an error "Error 6: Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard

encountered a problem with the WMI subsystem on the server. I have

checked and the WMI Service is running. Does any one know why this Wizard

will not run.

[Guest Alicia Chen [MSFT]]

Re: Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard

 

Hi Larry,

 

According to this

article--http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9AD27BE9-40DB-484F-862E-38A094EEEAF7&displaylang=en--the

Printer Driver Redirection Wizard is only to resolve redirection errors by

creating a custom mapping file. In WS2008, Easy Print addresses the need

for custom INF mapping, and the Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection

Wizard is no longer supported.

 

--

Alicia Chen

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

 

"Larry" <Larry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:224BE4E2-55B1-49CA-AB85-0B73940788DA@microsoft.com...

>I am trying to us the Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard to

> help resolve printer redirection in Server 2008. When I run the Wizard I

> get an error "Error 6: Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard

> encountered a problem with the WMI subsystem on the server. I have

> checked and the WMI Service is running. Does any one know why this

> Wizard

> will not run.

[Guest Dwayne]

Re: Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard

 

"Alicia Chen [MSFT]" wrote:

> In WS2008, Easy Print addresses the need

> for custom INF mapping, and the Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection

> Wizard is no longer supported.

 

Only Easy Print does not address all such issues. Applications written in

PowerBuilder do not print correctly to the Easy Print driver. Applications

written in Powerbuilder do not print correctly to the Microsoft XPS Document

Writer in Vista either (and hence the Easy Print).

 

It would be very helpful if there was a printer redirection feature in 2008

like there is in 2003 - if there is a work around to get printer redirection

working in 2008 I would love to hear about it.

 

Thanks

[Guest slj333]

RE: Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard

 

Is there a way to dictate which printers use the Easy print driver and which

printers use their drivers? I know with GP you can say, "Use Terminal Server

Easy printer Driver first" which I am currently doing. However, I have a

couple of printers (1 pdf) that are not working with the Easy print driver.

Thanks,

Steve

 

"Larry" wrote:

> I am trying to us the Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard to

> help resolve printer redirection in Server 2008. When I run the Wizard I

> get an error "Error 6: Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard

> encountered a problem with the WMI subsystem on the server. I have

> checked and the WMI Service is running. Does any one know why this Wizard

> will not run.

[Guest woodsdarren]

RE: Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard

 

I am in the same boat. I would like to use Easy print for my pdf printers

and real drivers for the other printers

 

"slj333" wrote:

> Is there a way to dictate which printers use the Easy print driver and which

> printers use their drivers? I know with GP you can say, "Use Terminal Server

> Easy printer Driver first" which I am currently doing. However, I have a

> couple of printers (1 pdf) that are not working with the Easy print driver.

> Thanks,

> Steve

>

> "Larry" wrote:

>

> > I am trying to us the Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard to

> > help resolve printer redirection in Server 2008. When I run the Wizard I

> > get an error "Error 6: Terminal Server Printer Driver Redirection Wizard

> > encountered a problem with the WMI subsystem on the server. I have

> > checked and the WMI Service is running. Does any one know why this Wizard

> > will not run.